˹Pharaoh˺ said to the eminent ones around him, "Indeed, this is a learned magician.  

قَالَ لِلْمَلَإِ حَوْلَهُ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَاحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ  

He wants to drive you out of your land by his magic, so what do you advise?"  

يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُخْرِجَكُمْ مِنْ أَرْضِكُمْ بِسِحْرِهِ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُونَ  

They said, "Postpone ˹the matter of˺ him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers  

قَالُوا أَرْجِهْ وَأَخَاهُ وَابْعَثْ فِي الْمَدَائِنِ حَاشِرِينَ  

Who will bring you every learned, skilled magician."  

يَأْتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمٍ  

So the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a well-known day.  

فَجُمِعَ السَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَاتِ يَوْمٍ مَعْلُومٍ  

And it was said to the people, "Will you congregate  

وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلْ أَنْتُمْ مُجْتَمِعُونَ  

That we might follow the magicians if they are the predominant?"  

لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ السَّحَرَةَ إِنْ كَانُوا هُمُ الْغَالِبِينَ  

And when the magicians arrived, they said to Pharaoh, "Is there indeed for us a reward if we are the predominant?"  

فَلَمَّا جَاءَ السَّحَرَةُ قَالُوا لِفِرْعَوْنَ أَئِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِنْ كُنَّا نَحْنُ الْغَالِبِينَ  

He said, "Yes, and indeed, you will then be of those near ˹to me˺."  

قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَمِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ  

Moses said to them, "Throw whatever you will throw."  

قَالَ لَهُمْ مُوسَىٰ أَلْقُوا مَا أَنْتُمْ مُلْقُونَ  

So they threw their ropes and their staffs and said, "By the might of Pharaoh, indeed it is we who are predominant."  

فَأَلْقَوْا حِبَالَهُمْ وَعِصِيَّهُمْ وَقَالُوا بِعِزَّةِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الْغَالِبُونَ  

Then Moses threw his staff, and at once it devoured what they falsified.  

فَأَلْقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَلْقَفُ مَا يَأْفِكُونَ  

So the magicians fell down in prostration ˹to Allah˺.  

فَأُلْقِيَ السَّحَرَةُ سَاجِدِينَ  

They said, "We have believed in the Lord of the worlds,  

قَالُوا آمَنَّا بِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ  

The Lord of Moses and Aaron."  

رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَارُونَ  

˹Pharaoh˺ said, "You believed Moses before I gave you permission. Indeed, he is your leader who has taught you magic, but you are going to know. I will surely cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will surely crucify you all."  

قَالَ آمَنْتُمْ لَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ آذَنَ لَكُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ الَّذِي عَلَّمَكُمُ السِّحْرَ فَلَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ۚ لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُمْ مِنْ خِلَافٍ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ  

They said, "No harm. Indeed, to our Lord we will return.  

قَالُوا لَا ضَيْرَ ۖ إِنَّا إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنْقَلِبُونَ  

Indeed, we aspire that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we were the first of the believers."  

إِنَّا نَطْمَعُ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَايَانَا أَنْ كُنَّا أَوَّلَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ