Jonah 10:77

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Arabic English Morphology
قَالَ qāla
Musa said V
Musa said Noun
Do you say V
لِلْحَقِّ lil'ḥaqqi
about the truth Noun
لَمَّا lammā
when Noun
it has come to you V
أَسِحْرٌ asiḥ'run
Is this magic Noun
هَٰذَا hādhā
Is this magic Noun
وَلَا walā
But (will) not Prep
يُفْلِحُ yuf'liḥu
succeed V
the magicians Noun

Moses said, ‘Is this what you say about the Truth when it comes to you? Is this sorcery? Sorcerers never prosper.’

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

قَالَ مُوسَىٰۤ أَتَقُولُونَ لِلۡحَقِّ لَمَّا جَاۤءَكُمۡۖ أَسِحۡرٌ هَـٰذَا وَلَا یُفۡلِحُ ٱلسَّـٰحِرُونَ ۝٧٧

qāla mūsā ataqūlūna lil'ḥaqqi lammā jāakum asiḥ'run hādhā walā yuf'liḥu l-sāḥirūn