44. Duhan · verses 31–32

مِن فِرۡعَوۡنَۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَالِيٗا مِّنَ ٱلۡمُسۡرِفِينَ

Min firAAawna innahu kana AAaliyan mina almusrifeena

Inflicted by Pharaoh, for he was arrogant (even) among inordinate transgressors.

وَلَقَدِ ٱخۡتَرۡنَٰهُمۡ عَلَىٰ عِلۡمٍ عَلَى ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Walaqadi ikhtarnahum AAala AAilmin AAala alAAalameena

And We chose them aforetime above the nations, knowingly,