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.”
قالَ إِن كُنتَ جِئتَ بِآيَةٍ فَأتِ بِها إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصّادِقينَ
He responded, “If you have a miracle, then present it, if you are truthful.”
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.”
يَأتوكَ بِكُلِّ ساحِرٍ عَليمٍ
“To gather and bring to you every accomplished magician.”
وَجاءَ السَّحَرَةُ فِرعَونَ قالوا إِنَّ لَنا لَأَجرًا إِن كُنّا نَحنُ الغالِبينَ
So, the magicians arrived at Pharaoh’s presence, and they inquired, “Will we be rewarded if we triumph?”
قالَ نَعَم وَإِنَّكُم لَمِنَ المُقَرَّبينَ
He answered, “Yes, and you will be among the ones closest to me.”