79:23
فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ
And he gathered [his people] and called out
Those Who Drag Forth
فَحَشَرَ فَنَادَىٰ
And he gathered [his people] and called out
Nearby ayahs help place verse 79:23 in sequence and meaning.
فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ
But Pharaoh denied and disobeyed.
ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ
Then he turned his back, striving.
فَقَالَ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكُمُ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
And said, "I am your most exalted lord."
فَأَخَذَهُ ٱللَّهُ نَكَالَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ وَٱلْأُولَىٰٓ
So Allah seized him in exemplary punishment for the last and the first [transgression].