وَلَهُمْAnd for themعُيُونُare the eyesالْغُرَابِof the crow
And they have the eyes of the crow.
وَشَامَةُand the moleالنَّمْلِof the ant.
And the mole of the ant.
وَأَرَادَAnd intendedاللَّهُAllah
And Allah intended
أَنْthatيُرَبِّيَraiseفِرْعَوْنُPharaoh
that Pharaoh should raise
عَدُوُّthe enemyالْأَطْفَالِof the children
the enemy of children
طِفْلًاas a childيَذْهَبُwhose kingdom will perishمُلْكُهُwhose kingdomعَلَىatيَدِهِhis hand.
a child whose kingdom will perish at his hand.
مِسْكِينُPoorفِرْعَوْنُ!Pharaoh!
Poor Pharaoh!
لَقَدْIndeedأَخْطَأَhe erredفِيconcerningمُوسَىMoses.
Indeed, he erred concerning Moses.
وَقَدْAnd indeedأَخْطَأَerredمَعَهُwith him
And indeed erred with him
وَزِيرُهُhis ministerهَامَانُHamanوَجُنُودُهُand his soldiers.
his minister Haman and his soldiers.
فَالْتَقَطَهُThen picked him upآلُthe familyفِرْعَوْنَof Pharaoh
Then the family of Pharaoh picked him up
لِيَكُونَso that he might beلَهُمْfor themعَدُوًّاan enemyوَحَزَنًاand a cause of grief.
so that he might be for them an enemy and a cause of grief.
إِنَّIndeedفِرْعَوْنَPharaohوَهَامَانَand Hamanوَجُنُودُهُمَاand their two soldiersكَانُواwereخَاطِئِينَsinners.
Indeed, Pharaoh and Haman and their soldiers were sinners.
مَنْWhoيُرْضِعُwill nurseالطِّفْلَ؟the child?
Who will nurse the child?
وَكَانَAnd wasالطِّفْلُthe childالْجَدِيدُnew
And the new child was
وَكَانَand wasالطِّفْلُthe childالْجَمِيلُbeautiful
and the beautiful child was
لُعْبَةَthe toyالْقَصْرِof the palaceوَلَهْوَand the amusementالدَّارِof the household.
the toy of the palace and the amusement of the household.
كُلٌّEveryoneيَأْخُذُهُtakes himوَيُقَبِّلُهُand kisses him
Everyone takes him and kisses him
وَكُلٌّand everyoneيُحِبُّهُloves himوَيَمْدَحُهُand praises him
and everyone loves him and praises him
لِأَنَّbecauseالْمَلِكَةَthe queenتُحِبُّهُloves himحُبًّاwith a loveعَظِيمًاgreat.
because the queen loves him with a great love.
فَكَيْفَSo howلَاnotتُحِبُّهُwould love himسَيِّدَاتُthe ladiesالْقَصْرِof the palace
So how would the ladies of the palace not love him
وَكَيْفَand howلَاnotيُحِبُّهُwould love himخَدَمُthe servantsالْقَصْرِ؟of the palace?
and how would the servants of the palace not love him?
وَكُلٌّAnd everyoneيَأْخُذُهُtakes himوَيُقَبِّلُهُand kisses him
And everyone takes him and kisses him
لِأَنَّbecauseالطِّفْلَthe childجَمِيلٌis beautiful.
because the child is beautiful.
وَطَلَبَتِAnd requestedالْمَلِكَةُthe queenمُرْضِعًاa wet nurseتُرْضِعُto nurseالطِّفْلَthe child
And the queen requested a wet nurse to nurse the child
وَجَاءَتْand she cameوَأَخَذَتِand tookالطِّفْلَthe child
and she came and took the child
وَلَكِنَّbutالطِّفْلَthe childيَبْكِيcriesوَيَأْبَىand refuses!
but the child cries and refuses!
وَطَلَبَتِAnd requestedالْمَلِكَةُthe queenمُرْضِعًاa wet nurseأُخْرَىanother
And the queen requested another wet nurse
وَحَضَرَتْand she attendedوَأَخَذَتِand tookالطِّفْلَthe child
and she attended and took the child
وَلَكِنَّbutالطِّفْلَthe childيَبْكِيcriesوَيَأْبَىand refuses!
but the child cries and refuses!