وَاسْتَكْبَرَ هُوَ وَجُنُودُهُ فِي الْأَرْضِ بِغَيْرِ الْحَقِّ وَظَنُّوا أَنَّهُمْ إِلَيْنَا لَا يُرْجَعُونَ (39)
(28:39) He and his hosts assumed haughtiness in the land unjustly, without anyright, *54 and they thought they had never to return to Us. *55
*54) That is, Allah, Lord of the worlds, alone is entitled to the right to greatness, but Pharaoh and his hosts assumed greatness when they attained a little power in a small territory on the earth.
*55) That is, "They thought they were answerable to none and with this assumption they started behaving absolutely independently in their day to day life."