Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
And Pharaoh pursued them with his hosts: and they were overwhelmed by the sea which was destined to overwhelm them
M. M. Pickthall
Then Pharaoh followed them with his hosts and there covered them that which did cover them of the sea
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Then Pharaoh pursued them with his forces, but the waters completely overwhelmed them and covered them up
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
Then Pharaoh pursued them with his soldiers—but how overwhelming were the waters that submerged them!
Safi Kaskas
So Pharaoh pursued them with his soldiers, and they were utterly overwhelmed by the sea.
Wahiduddin Khan
Pharaoh pursued them with his hosts, but they were submerged by the sea, which was destined to overwhelm them
Shakir
And Firon followed them with his armies, so there came upon them of the sea that which came upon them
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
Then, Pharaoh and his army pursued them. Then, overcame them the water of the sea by what overcame.
T.B.Irving
Pharaoh had them pursued by his troops, and the flood overwhelmed them as only it could overwhelm them.
Abdul Hye
Then Pharaoh pursued them with his hosts but the sea (water) completely overwhelmed them and covered them up.
The Study Quran
Then Pharaoh pursued them with his hosts, and they were overwhelmed by the sea that enshrouded them
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Pharaoh pursued them with his forces, but the sea overwhelmed them, completely submerging them.
Talal Itani (2012)
Pharaoh pursued them with his troops, but the sea overwhelmed them, and completely engulfed them
Dr. Kamal Omar
Then Firaun chased them with his military forces, but completely covered them from (the contents of) the sea, whatever covered them (i.e., the sea-waters completely overwhelmed and drowned the forces)
Pharoah followed them with his armies but the waters completely overwhelmed them and covered them up
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Then Firaawn (pharaoh) followed them up with his hosts, yet they were enveloped by the main in that (manner) of enveloping
Muhammad Sarwar
The Pharaoh and his army chased Moses and his people but were drowned by the sea
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
Then Pharaoh chased them with his troops. So, they were encircled by that (huge wave) from the sea which overwhelmed them
Shabbir Ahmed
Pharaoh pursued them with his forces, but the high tide completely overwhelmed them, and covered them up
Dr. Munir Munshey
The pharaoh pursued them with his army. They were drowned by that which engulfed them from all sides
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Then Firon (Pharaoh) came after them with his (hosts of) armies, but the (tidal) waters completely came over them (Pharaoh and armies) and covered them up
So Pharaoh pursued them with his soldiers, and there covered them from the sea that which covered them
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
So Pharaoh followed them with his soldiers, but the sea came-over them and covered them
Abdel Haleem
Pharaoh pursued them with his armies and was overwhelmed by the sea
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Then Fir'awn followed them with his hosts; and there came upon them of the sea that which came upon them
Ahmed Ali
Then the Pharaoh followed them with his army, but the sea overpowered and engulfed them
Aisha Bewley
Pharaoh pursued them with his troops and the sea overwhelmed them utterly.
Ali Ünal
Then the Pharaoh pursued them with his armed hosts, and they were overwhelmed by the sea to their complete destruction
Ali Quli Qara'i
Then Pharaoh pursued them with his troops, whereat they were engulfed by what engulfed them of the sea
Hamid S. Aziz
Then Pharaoh followed them with his armies, and the sea overwhelmed them and covered them up completely
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
So, Pharaoh followed them with his troops, then the sea covered them with what covered them (and they drowned).
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Then Pharaoh pursued them with his forces, but the waters completely overwhelmed them and covered them up
Musharraf Hussain
The Pharaoh and his army followed them, and they were besieged and covered up by the sea.
Maududi
Pharaoh pursued them with his hosts, but they were fully overwhelmed by the sea
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
So Pharaoh followed them with his soldiers, but the sea came-over them and covered them.
Mohammad Shafi
And Pharaoh followed them with his armies. And so there came upon them from the sea that which came upon them.
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Then Firawn followed them with his hosts, then the river covered them as to be covered.
Pharaoh pursued them with his troops, but the sea overwhelmed them, as it was destined to overwhelm them.
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Pharaoh pursued them with his legions so they were overwhelmed from the sea with that which drowned them
Maulana Muhammad Ali
So Pharaoh followed them with his armies, then there covered them of the sea that which covered them
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
So Pharaoh followed them with his soldiers/warriors, so from the body of water covered/afflicted them what covered/afflicted them (so they drowned in the water)
Bijan Moeinian
When Pharaoh realized that they have left, he went after them with his army, but the see swallowed them all up
Faridul Haque
So Firaun went after them with his army - therefore the sea enveloped them, the way it did
Sher Ali
Then Pharaoh pursued them with his hosts, and the waters of the sea completely covered them
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Then Pharaoh chased them with his troops. So, the (waves of the) river swept over them as much as they covered them up
Amatul Rahman Omar
Now Pharaoh pursued them with his armies. But there covered them (- Pharaoh and his host) that (tide of the) sea which engulfed them completely
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
Then Firaun (Pharaoh) pursued them with his hosts, but the sea-water completely overwhelmed them and covered them up
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
Then Pharaoh pursued them with his army but they were covered from the sea with that what overwhelmed them.
Munir Mezyed
Pharaoh chased them with his armed hosts, then there engulfed them of the sea that which engulfed them.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
Then Pharaoh followed them with his soldiers and the sea completely surrounded them.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Pharaoh pursued them with his army, but the sea overwhelmed them and covered them.
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
So Pharaoh pursued them with his troops, but there overwhelmed them of the waters that which overwhelmed them.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
Pharaoh had them pursued by his troops, and the flood overwhelmed them as only it could overwhelm them.
Samy Mahdy
So, Pharaoh followed them with his troops, so it over-covered them among the Yam (deep water) what was over-covered.
Sayyid Qutb
Pharaoh pursued them with his hosts, but they were overwhelmed by the power of the sea.
Ahmed Hulusi
Pharaoh pursued them with his army and the sea engulfed and drowned them.
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Then Pharaoh pursued them with his armies so (the bellows) of the sea covered them, as they were covered (completely drowned)
Pharaoh in command of his troops went in pursuit of Mussa and his people whom he considered as enemies to the community of nature, but they were overwhelmed with the sea water which overpowered them
Mir Aneesuddin
Then Firawn followed them with his forces but there covered them from the flowing water, that which covered them (when the stationary sea started to flow).
The Wise Quran
Then Pharaoh followed them with his armies, and there overwhelmed them of the sea what overwhelmed them.