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Quran 28:4

Surah Al-Qasas (The Stories), verse 4 of 88 · Juz 20

إِنَّ فِرْعَوْنَ عَلَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَجَعَلَ أَهْلَهَا شِيَعًا يَسْتَضْعِفُ طَآئِفَةً مِّنْهُمْ يُذَبِّحُ أَبْنَآءَهُمْ وَيَسْتَحْىِۦ نِسَآءَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُفْسِدِينَ

Translations of Quran 28:4
EnglishTalal Itani

Pharaoh exalted himself in the land, and divided its people into factions. He persecuted a group of them, slaughtering their sons, while sparing their daughters. He was truly a corrupter.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Lo! Pharaoh exalted himself in the earth and made its people castes. A tribe among them he oppressed, killing their sons and sparing their women. Lo! he was of those who work corruption.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Çünkü Fir'avn o yerde baş kaldırmış ve ahalisini fırka fırka edip arkasına takmıştı, onlardan bir taifeyi ezmek istiyor, oğullarını boğazlatıyor ve kadınlarını hayata atıyordu, o cidden müfsidlerden idi

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Pharaon s’éleva dans le pays de L’Égypte, et occasionna la division de son peuple en différents partis ; il en opprimait une partie, il mettait à mort leurs fils et n’épargnait que leurs femmes. C’était un des méchants.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Pharao verhief zich in het land Egypte, en hij deed zijn volk in afdeelingen splitsen: hij verdrukte één gedeelte van hen, door hunne kinderen te dooden en hunne vrouwelijke kinderen te laten leven; want hij was een verdrukker.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Faraone divenne potente nel paese (d’Egitto) e fu causa della divisione del suo popolo in più partiti; egli ne opprimeva una porzione, faceva uccidere i loro figli, e non risparmiava che le donne. Era un uomo perverso.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.