تِلكَ القُرىٰ نَقُصُّ عَلَيكَ مِن أَنبائِها ۚ وَلَقَد جاءَتهُم رُسُلُهُم بِالبَيِّناتِ فَما كانوا لِيُؤمِنوا بِما كَذَّبوا مِن قَبلُ ۚ كَذٰلِكَ يَطبَعُ اللَّهُ عَلىٰ قُلوبِ الكافِرينَ

These are the towns; We tell you their stories. Their messengers came to them with evident signs, but they would not believe in what they had already rejected. Thus, God seals the hearts of the unbelievers.

وَما وَجَدنا لِأَكثَرِهِم مِن عَهدٍ ۖ وَإِن وَجَدنا أَكثَرَهُم لَفاسِقينَ

We found most of them not true to their commitments; We found most of them sinful.

ثُمَّ بَعَثنا مِن بَعدِهِم موسىٰ بِآياتِنا إِلىٰ فِرعَونَ وَمَلَئِهِ فَظَلَموا بِها ۖ فَانظُر كَيفَ كانَ عاقِبَةُ المُفسِدينَ

Then, after them, We sent Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his establishment, but they were unjust toward them. See, then, how was the end of the corrupters.

وَقالَ موسىٰ يا فِرعَونُ إِنّي رَسولٌ مِن رَبِّ العالَمينَ

Moses said, “O Pharaoh, I am a messenger from the Lord of the worlds.”

حَقيقٌ عَلىٰ أَن لا أَقولَ عَلَى اللَّهِ إِلَّا الحَقَّ ۚ قَد جِئتُكُم بِبَيِّنَةٍ مِن رَبِّكُم فَأَرسِل مَعِيَ بَني إِسرائيلَ

“Rightly so, I can’t say anything other than the truth about God. I’ve come to you with clear proof from your Lord, so release the Children of Israel with me.”

فَأَلقىٰ عَصاهُ فَإِذا هِيَ ثُعبانٌ مُبينٌ

So, he threw down his staff, and behold, it turned into a conspicuous serpent.

وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُ فَإِذا هِيَ بَيضاءُ لِلنّاظِرينَ

And he exposed his hand, and suddenly, it was white for all to see.

قالَ المَلَأُ مِن قَومِ فِرعَونَ إِنَّ هـٰذا لَساحِرٌ عَليمٌ

Pharaoh’s council exclaimed, “This man is a skilled magician!”

يُريدُ أَن يُخرِجَكُم مِن أَرضِكُم ۖ فَماذا تَأمُرونَ

“He intends to expel you from your land; what, then, do you command?”

قالوا أَرجِه وَأَخاهُ وَأَرسِل فِي المَدائِنِ حاشِرينَ

They proposed, “Put off him and his brother for some time, and send envoys to the cities.”