The Holy Quran 26:44 — Surah Ash-Shu'ara

Arabic text

فَأَلْقَوْا۟ حِبَالَهُمْ وَعِصِيَّهُمْ وَقَالُوا۟ بِعِزَّةِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّا لَنَحْنُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ

Translation

So they threw their ropes and staffs saying, "By Fir'oun's honour! We shall certainly be the victors (because our ropes and staffs appear to be slithering snakes to the people)!"

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Some have taken بِعِزَّةِ فِرْعَوْنَ (“by the might of Pharaoh”) in the sense of an oath, that is: “By the glory of Pharaoh, it is we who shall surely prevail!”

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