Tafheem ul Quran
Surah 23 Al-Mu'minun, Ayat 46-46
اِلٰى فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَمَلَا۟ـئِهٖ فَاسۡتَكۡبَرُوۡا وَكَانُوۡا قَوۡمًا عٰلِيۡنَ ۚ
﴿23:46﴾
(23:46) to Pharaoh and to his chiefs, but they behaved superciliously and
they were haughty.40
Notes
40. The words in the text may either mean: (1) They were highly arrogant
and tyrannous people, or (2) They showed haughtiness and self conceit.
40a For explanation, see
(E.N. 26).