The Holy Quran 89:10 — Surah Al-Fajr

Arabic text

وَفِرْعَوْنَ ذِى ٱلْأَوْتَادِ

Translation

And (have you not also seen how your Rabb dealt with) Fir'oun, the man of pegs (see verse 12 of Surah 38)?

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, the possessor of a huge army and retinue, who had to keep stakes in very large quantities for military needs. Or the meaning is that he punished people by pinning them down on four stakes.

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