Concise Quran Commentary
Pharaoh said: What about the previous communities who had disbelieved?
قَالَ فَمَا بَالُ ٱلْقُرُونِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ
Pharaoh said, “Then what about the former [disbelieving] nations?”
Pharaoh said: What about the previous communities who had disbelieved?