Adh-Dhariyat 51:39

<h2>Lessons from the Destruction of Fir`awn, `Ad, Thamud, and the People of Nuh</h2><p>Allah the Exalted said,</p><p>وَفِى مُوسَى إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَـهُ إِلَى فِرْعَوْنَ بِسُلْطَـنٍ مُّبِينٍ</p><p>(And in Musa, when We sent him to Fir`awn with a manifest authority.) meaning, with clear proof and plain evidence,</p><p>فَتَوَلَّى بِرُكْنِهِ</p><p>(But he turned away along with his hosts,) meaning, in rebellion and arrogance, Fir`awn turned away from the plain truth that Musa was sent with,</p><p>ثَانِىَ عِطْفِهِ لِيُضِلَّ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ</p><p>(Bending his neck in pride, and leading (others) too (far) astray from the path of Allah.)(22:9 ), meaning turning away from truth in arrogance,</p><p>وَقَالَ سَـحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ</p><p>(and said: "A sorcerer, or a madman.") meaning Fir`awn said to Musa, "With regards to the message that you brought me, you are either a magician or a madman." Allah the Exalted replied,</p><p>فَأَخَذْنَـهُ وَجُنُودَهُ فَنَبَذْنَـهُمْ</p><p>(So We took him and his armies, and dumped them), meaning `We threw them,'</p><p>فِى الْيَمِّ</p><p>(into the Yamm), into the sea,</p><p>وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌ</p><p>(for he was blameworthy.) meaning, Fir`awn was a denying sinner and a stubborn disbeliever worthy of blame. Allah the Exalted and Most Honored said,</p><p>وَفِى عَادٍ إِذْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمُ الرِّيحَ الْعَقِيمَ</p><p>(And in `Ad when We sent against them the barren wind) that destroys everything and produces nothing. This was said …

But he withdrew (confiding) in his might, and said: A wizard or a madman.

But (Pharaoh) turned back with his Chiefs, and said, "A sorcerer, or one possessed!"

But [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] turned away (from Belief in might) along with his hosts, and said: "A sorcerer, or a madman."

But he turned away with his warlords, and said, “A sorcerer or a madman.”