ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ
How to read it
Thumma 'ad'bara yas'ʻā
Further, he turned his back, striving hard (against Allah).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ يَسْعَىٰ
Thumma 'ad'bara yas'ʻā
Further, he turned his back, striving hard (against Allah).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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Then he turned his back and worked hard against the truth.
Start with bismillah.
Push two magnets together the wrong way. Ask: "Why do they push each other away?"
Watch the Learn Bright video "Magnets for Kids".
Now listen to the ayah together in the app, with the translation. Ask: "What did Pharaoh do next?"
Each child keeps one wonder question, for example: "Why would someone work hard against good?" Younger children can draw theirs.
Find it in the mushaf: Surah An-Nazi'at is surah 79. Find ayah 22. The key words adbara yas'a mean he turned his back and hurried away, working hard against the truth.
Fact: Why do the same poles of two magnets push each other away?
Ages 5–8: Magnet test. Try pushing magnets together in different ways. When do they pull? When do they push?
Ages 9–12: Field patterns. Sprinkle iron filings on paper over two magnets. Draw the patterns for "pulling" and "pushing".
Finish with: "I found that magnets push apart when ___."

Talk together:
Make a small plan: "This week, I will put my hardest effort into something good."
Action: Put your hardest effort into something good.
