( كدأب آل فرعون ) كصنع آل فرعون ، ( والذين من قبلهم ) من كفار الأمم ، ( كذبوا بآيات ربهم فأهلكناهم بذنوبهم ) أهلكنا بعضهم بالرجفة وبعضهم بالخسف وبعضهم بالمسخ وبعضهم بالريح وبعضهم بالغرق ، فكذلك أهلكنا كفار بدر بالسيف ، لما كذبوا بآيات ربهم ، ( وأغرقنا آل فرعون وكل كانوا ظالمين ) يعني : الأولين والآخرين .
The case of these disbelievers is like that of others who disbelieved in Allah, such as the people of Pharaoh and the communities who rejected Allah before them. They rejected the verses of their Lord so Allah destroyed them because of the sins they committed. Allah destroyed the people of Pharaoh by causing them to drown in the sea. The people of Pharaoh, as well as the communities before them, were all disobedient because of their disbelief in Allah and their association of partners with Him. They therefore deserved the punishment Allah imposed on them.