قالَ فِرعَونُ آمَنتُم بِهِ قَبلَ أَن آذَنَ لَكُم ۖ إِنَّ هـٰذا لَمَكرٌ مَكَرتُموهُ فِي المَدينَةِ لِتُخرِجوا مِنها أَهلَها ۖ فَسَوفَ تَعلَمونَ

Pharaoh said, “You dare to believe in him before I give you permission? You hatched this plot in the city to expel its inhabitants. But you will soon know.”

لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيدِيَكُم وَأَرجُلَكُم مِن خِلافٍ ثُمَّ لَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُم أَجمَعينَ

“I will sever your hands and feet on opposite sides; then I will crucify you all.”

قالوا إِنّا إِلىٰ رَبِّنا مُنقَلِبونَ

They responded, “Indeed, to our Lord we will return.”

وَما تَنقِمُ مِنّا إِلّا أَن آمَنّا بِآياتِ رَبِّنا لَمّا جاءَتنا ۚ رَبَّنا أَفرِغ عَلَينا صَبرًا وَتَوَفَّنا مُسلِمينَ

“You are penalizing us merely because we believed in our Lord’s signs when they came to us.” “Our Lord, pour upon us patience and receive our souls in submission.”

وَقالَ المَلَأُ مِن قَومِ فِرعَونَ أَتَذَرُ موسىٰ وَقَومَهُ لِيُفسِدوا فِي الأَرضِ وَيَذَرَكَ وَآلِهَتَكَ ۚ قالَ سَنُقَتِّلُ أَبناءَهُم وَنَستَحيي نِساءَهُم وَإِنّا فَوقَهُم قاهِرونَ

The elite among Pharaoh’s people questioned, “Will you let Moses and his people cause disorder in the land and forsake you and your gods?” He replied, “We will kill their sons and spare their women; we have absolute power over them.”

قالوا أوذينا مِن قَبلِ أَن تَأتِيَنا وَمِن بَعدِ ما جِئتَنا ۚ قالَ عَسىٰ رَبُّكُم أَن يُهلِكَ عَدُوَّكُم وَيَستَخلِفَكُم فِي الأَرضِ فَيَنظُرَ كَيفَ تَعمَلونَ

They replied, “We were oppressed before you came to us and after you arrived.” He replied, “Perhaps your Lord will destroy your enemy and make you inherit the land, then He will observe how you conduct yourselves.”

وَلَقَد أَخَذنا آلَ فِرعَونَ بِالسِّنينَ وَنَقصٍ مِنَ الثَّمَراتِ لَعَلَّهُم يَذَّكَّرونَ

We afflicted Pharaoh’s people with drought and crop failure so they might take heed.

فَإِذا جاءَتهُمُ الحَسَنَةُ قالوا لَنا هـٰذِهِ ۖ وَإِن تُصِبهُم سَيِّئَةٌ يَطَّيَّروا بِموسىٰ وَمَن مَعَهُ ۗ أَلا إِنَّما طائِرُهُم عِندَ اللَّهِ وَلـٰكِنَّ أَكثَرَهُم لا يَعلَمونَ

Whenever good fortune came their way, they would say, “This is our due.” But when adversity struck them, they attributed it to an ill omen of Moses and those with him. Surely, their misfortune was ordained by God, but most of them know not.

وَقالوا مَهما تَأتِنا بِهِ مِن آيَةٍ لِتَسحَرَنا بِها فَما نَحنُ لَكَ بِمُؤمِنينَ

They said, “Whatever sign you bring to fascinate us, we won’t believe in you.”

فَأَرسَلنا عَلَيهِمُ الطّوفانَ وَالجَرادَ وَالقُمَّلَ وَالضَّفادِعَ وَالدَّمَ آياتٍ مُفَصَّلاتٍ فَاستَكبَروا وَكانوا قَومًا مُجرِمينَ

So, We unleashed upon them the flood, locusts, lice, frogs, and blood—all detailed signs. Yet they persisted in arrogance; they were a sinful people.