Surah Al-Baqara · Ayah 50·Madanī

50

وَإِذْ بِكُمُ فِرْعَوْنَ وَأَنتُمْ ﴿٥٠﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

And [recall] when We parted the sea for you and saved you and drowned the people of Pharaoh while you were looking on.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

رود نیل چون دریایی بزرگ

مراد از بحر در این یه رودخانهُ بزرگ نیل است که به دلیل عظمت‌اش به آَنْ دریا گفته شده است.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 6 roots in 6 of 10 words

Recitation · 16 points across 6 rule families

  • Heavy rāʾ4
  • Qalqalah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī4
  • Lām qamariyyah1
  • Ikhfāʾ3
  • Iẓhār shafawī2

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

10 words · 50 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 50 of 286

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 7:141 · Al-A'raafvery close

    وَإِذْ أَنجَيْنَٰكُم مِّنْ ءَالِ فِرْعَوْنَ يَسُومُونَكُمْ سُوٓءَ ٱلْعَذَابِ يُقَتِّلُونَ أَبْنَآءَكُمْ وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ نِسَآءَكُمْ وَفِى ذَٰلِكُم بَلَآءٌ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ عَظِيمٌ

    And [recall, O Children of Israel], when We saved you from the people of Pharaoh, [who were] afflicting you with the worst torment - killing your sons and keeping your women…

  • Quran 20:79 · Taa-Haaclose

    وَأَضَلَّ فِرْعَوْنُ قَوْمَهُۥ وَمَا هَدَىٰ

    And Pharaoh led his people astray and did not guide [them].

  • Quran 26:65 · Ash-Shu'araaclose

    وَأَنجَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥٓ أَجْمَعِينَ

    And We saved Moses and those with him, all together.

  • Quran 69:11 · Al-Haaqqaclose

    إِنَّا لَمَّا طَغَا ٱلْمَآءُ حَمَلْنَٰكُمْ فِى ٱلْجَارِيَةِ

    Indeed, when the water overflowed, We carried your ancestors in the sailing ship

  • Quran 20:78 · Taa-Haaclose

    فَأَتْبَعَهُمْ فِرْعَوْنُ بِجُنُودِهِۦ فَغَشِيَهُم مِّنَ ٱلْيَمِّ مَا غَشِيَهُمْ

    So Pharaoh pursued them with his soldiers, and there covered them from the sea that which covered them,

  • Quran 18:71 · Al-Kahfclose

    فَٱنطَلَقَا حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا رَكِبَا فِى ٱلسَّفِينَةِ خَرَقَهَا قَالَ أَخَرَقْتَهَا لِتُغْرِقَ أَهْلَهَا لَقَدْ جِئْتَ شَيْـًٔا إِمْرًا

    So they set out, until when they had embarked on the ship, al-Khidh r tore it open. [Moses] said, "Have you torn it open to drown its people? You have certainly done a grave…

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Al-Hijr 15:592 shared roots

    إِلَّآ ءَالَ لُوطٍ إِنَّا لَمُنَجُّوهُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ

    ن-ج-وأ-و-ل

  • Yunus 10:733 shared roots

    فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَنَجَّيْنَٰهُ وَمَن مَّعَهُۥ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ وَجَعَلْنَٰهُمْ خَلَٰٓئِفَ وَأَغْرَقْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا فَٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَٰقِبَةُ ٱلْمُنذَرِينَ

    غ-ر-قن-ج-ون-ظ-ر

  • Al-A'raaf 7:642 shared roots

    فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَأَنجَيْنَٰهُ وَٱلَّذِينَ مَعَهُۥ فِى ٱلْفُلْكِ وَأَغْرَقْنَا ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا عَمِينَ

    غ-ر-قن-ج-و

  • Ad-Dukhaan 44:242 shared roots

    وَٱتْرُكِ ٱلْبَحْرَ رَهْوًا إِنَّهُمْ جُندٌ مُّغْرَقُونَ

    غ-ر-قب-ح-ر

  • Al-Kahf 18:782 shared roots

    قَالَ هَٰذَا فِرَاقُ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنِكَ سَأُنَبِّئُكَ بِتَأْوِيلِ مَا لَمْ تَسْتَطِع عَّلَيْهِ صَبْرًا

    ف-ر-قأ-و-ل

  • Yusuf 12:452 shared roots

    وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِى نَجَا مِنْهُمَا وَٱدَّكَرَ بَعْدَ أُمَّةٍ أَنَا۠ أُنَبِّئُكُم بِتَأْوِيلِهِۦ فَأَرْسِلُونِ

    ن-ج-وأ-و-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 2:50?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 2:50 include Quran 7:141 (Surah Al-A'raaf), Quran 20:79 (Surah Taa-Haa), Quran 26:65 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa), and Quran 69:11 (Surah Al-Haaqqa). For example, 7:141 reads: “And [recall, O Children of Israel], when We saved you from the people of Pharaoh, [who were] afflicting you with the worst torment - killing your sons and keeping your women…” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 2:50 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 2:50 (Surah Al-Baqara, The Cow) reads: “And [recall] when We parted the sea for you and saved you and drowned the people of Pharaoh while you were looking on.”

Which surah is verse 2:50 in?

Quran 2:50 is āyah 50 of Surah Al-Baqara (The Cow), chapter 2 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 286 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 2:50?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 2:50 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 2:50?

Tartīl presents Quran 2:50 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.