73:16
فَعَصَىٰ فِرْعَوْنُ الرَّسُولَ فَأَخَذْنَاهُ أَخْذًا وَبِيلًا
Transliteration:
FaAAasa firAAawnu alrrasoola faakhathnahu akhthan wabeelan
Word by Word:
But disobeyed Firaun the Messenger, so We seized him (with) a seizure ruinous.
Translations:
and Pharaoh rebelled against the apostle, whereupon We took him to task with a crushing grip.
But Pharaoh disobeyed the apostle; so We seized him with a heavy Punishment.
But Pharaoh rebelled against the messenger, whereupon We seized him with no gentle grip.
But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a violent grip.
But Pharaoh disobeyed the messenger, so We seized him with a ruinous seizure.