The Holy Quran 26:61 — Surah Ash-Shu'ara

Arabic text

فَلَمَّا تَرَٰٓءَا ٱلْجَمْعَانِ قَالَ أَصْحَـٰبُ مُوسَىٰٓ إِنَّا لَمُدْرَكُونَ

Translation

When the two parties (the Bani Israa'eel and Firoun's army) set eyes on each other, Moosa عليه الصلاة والسلام's people said, "We will surely be caught (because they are behind us and the sea is in front of us(."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The alarm of the Children of Israel: that is, having reached the shore of the Red Sea, the Children of Israel were wondering how to cross when Pharaoh’s army came into view behind them. In alarm they began to say to Musa ﵇: “How shall we now escape from their hands? Ahead the sea bars our way, and from behind the enemy is bearing down on us.”

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