The Poets — Verse 44

26:44 · ash-Shu`ara`

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فَأَلۡقَوۡا۟ حِبَالَهُمۡ وَعِصِیَّهُمۡ وَقَالُوا۟ بِعِزَّةِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَـٰلِبُونَ ۝٤٤
fa-alqaw ḥibālahum waʿiṣiyyahum waqālū biʿizzati fir'ʿawna innā lanaḥnu l-ghālibūn
The Poets / ash-Shu`ara` (26:44)
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Abdel Haleem

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They threw their ropes and staffs, saying, ‘By Pharaoh’s might, we shall be victorious.’
fa-alqaw ḥibālahum waʿiṣiyyahum waqālū biʿizzati fir'ʿawna innā lanaḥnu l-ghālibūn

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Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged)
Between Musa, peace be upon him, and the Sorcerers Allah describes the actual encounter between Musa, peace be upon him,and the Egyptians in Surat Al-A` raf, Surah Ta Ha, and in this Surah The Egyptians wanted to extinguish the Light of Allah with their words, but Allah insisted that His Light should prevail even though the disbelievers disliked that. This is the issue of disbelief and faith; they never confront one another but faith always prevails: بَلْ نَقْذِفُ بِالْحَقِّ عَلَى الْبَـطِلِ فَيَدْمَغُهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ زَاهِقٌ وَلَكُمُ الْوَيْلُ مِمَّا تَصِفُونَ (Nay, We fling the truth against the falsehood, so it destroys it, and behold, it disappears. And woe to you for that which you ascribe.) (21:18) وَقُلْ جَآءَ الْحَقُّ وَزَهَقَ الْبَـطِلُ (And say: "Truth has come and falsehood has vanished.") (17:81) The sorcerers of Egypt were the most skilled in the art of illusion, but when a huge group of them gathered from all corners of the land, and the people came together on that day whose exact numbers are known to Allah Alone, one of them said: لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ السَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُواْ هُمُ الْغَـلِبِينَ (That we may follow the sorcerers if they are the winners.) They did not say: `we will follow the truth, whether it rests with the sorcerers or with Musa;' the people were followers of the religion of their king. فَلَمَّا جَآءَ السَّحَرَةُ (So, when the sorcerers arrived,) means, when they reached the court of Fir`awn, and a pavilion had been erected for him. There he gathered his servants, followers, administrators, and provincial leaders, and the soldiers of his kingdom. The sorcerers stood before Fir`awn, asking him to treat them well and bring them closer to him if they prevailed in this matter which he had brought them together for. They said: فَلَمَّا جَآءَ السَّحَرَةُ قَالُواْ لِفِرْعَوْنَ أَإِنَّ لَنَا لاّجْراً إِن كُنَّا نَحْنُ الْغَـلِبِينَ - قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ إِذاً لَّمِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ ("Will there surely be a reward for us if we are the winners" He said: "Yes, and you shall then verily be of those brought near.") meaning, `and you will be given more than what you are asking for; I will make you among those who are close to me, those who sit with me.' So they went back to their places: قَالُواْ يمُوسَى إِمَّآ أَن تُلْقِىَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ أَلْقَى قَالَ بَلْ أَلْقُواْ (They said: "O Musa! Either you throw first or we be the first to throw" (Musa) said: "Nay, throw you (first)!") (20:65-66). Here the incident is described more briefly. Musa said to them: أَلْقُواْ مَآ أَنتُمْ مُّلْقُونَفَأَلْقَوْاْ حِبَـلَهُمْ وَعِصِيَّهُمْ وَقَالُواْ بِعِزَّةِ فِرْعَونَ إِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الْغَـلِبُونَ ("Throw what you are going to throw!" So, they threw their ropes and their sticks, and said: "By the might of Fir`awn, it is we who will certainly win!") This is what the ignorant masses say when they do something: `this is by the virtue of So-and-so!' In Surat Al-A`raf Allah mentioned that they: سَحَرُواْ أَعْيُنَ النَّاسِ وَاسْتَرْهَبُوهُمْ وَجَآءُو بِسِحْرٍ عَظِيمٍ (They bewitched the eyes of the people, and struck terror into them, and they displayed a great magic) (7:116). And in Surah Ta Ha He said: فَإِذَا حِبَالُهُمْ وَعِصِيُّهُمْ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ مِن سِحْرِهِمْ أَنَّهَا تَسْعَى (Then behold! their ropes and their sticks, by their magic, appeared to him as though they moved fast.) until Allah saying: وَلاَ يُفْلِحُ السَّـحِرُ حَيْثُ أَتَى (and the magician will never be successful, whatever the amount (of skill) he may attain) (20:69). And here Allah says: فَأَلْقَى مُوسَى عَصَـهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ تَلْقَفُ مَا يَأْفِكُونَ (Then Musa threw his stick, and behold, it swallowed up all that they falsely showed!) by snatching up and catching them from every corner and swallowing them up, and it did not leave any of them untouched. Allah says: فَوَقَعَ الْحَقُّ وَبَطَلَ مَا كَانُواْ يَعْمَلُونَ (Thus truth was confirmed, and all that they did was made of no effect.) until رَبِّ مُوسَى وَهَـرُونَ (The Lord of Musa and Harun.) (7:118-122) This was a very serious matter, furnishing decisive proof leaving no room for any excuse. Fir`awn's supporters, who sought and hoped that they would prevail over Musa, were themselves defeated. At that moment they believed in Musa and prostrated to Allah, the Lord of Al-`Alamin Who sent Musa and Harun with the truth and an obvious miracle. Fir`awn was defeated in a manner the likes of which the world had never seen, but he remained arrogant and stubborn despite the clear evidence, may the curse of Allah and the angels and all of mankind be upon him. He resorted to arrogance and stubbornness and propagating falsehood. He began to issue threats against them, saying: إِنَّهُ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ الَّذِى عَلَّمَكُمُ السِّحْرَ (Verily, he is your chief who has taught you magic) (20:71). إِنَّ هَـذَا لَمَكْرٌ مَّكَرْتُمُوهُ فِى الْمَدِينَةِ (Surely, this is a plot which you have plotted in the city) (7:123).
Tafsir al-Jalalayn
So they cast their ropes and their staffs and said ‘By the power of Pharaoh we shall surely be the victors!’
Tafsir Muyassar
فألقَوا حبالهم وعصيَّهم، وخُيِّل للناس أنها حيَّات تسعى، وأقسموا بعزة فرعون قائلين: إننا لنحن الغالبون.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
"ألقوا ما أنتم ملقون فألقوا حبالهم وعصيهم وقالوا بعزة فرعون إنا لنحن الغالبون" وهذا كما تقول الجهلة من العوام إذا فعلوا شيئا هذا بثواب فلان وقد ذكر الله تعالى في سورة الأعراف أنهم سحروا أعين الناس واسترهبوهم وجاءوا بسحر عظيم وقال في سورة طه "فإذا حبالهم وعصيهم يخيل إليه من سحرهم أنها تسعى - إلى قوله - ولا يفلح الساحر حيث أتى".
Tafsir Al Wasit
( فَأَلْقَوْاْ حِبَالَهُمْ وَعِصِيَّهُمْ وَقَالُواْ ) أى : عند إلقائهم لتلك الحبال والعصى ( بِعِزَّةِ فِرْعَونَ ) أى : بقوته وجبروته وسطوته ( إِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الغالبون ) لا موسى - عليه السلام - ولم تفصل السورة هنا ما فصلته سورة الأعراف من أنهم حين ألقوا حبالهم وعصيهم ( سحروا أَعْيُنَ الناس واسترهبوهم وَجَآءُوا بِسِحْرٍ عَظِيمٍ ) أو ما وضحته سورة طه من أنهم حين ألقوا حبالهم : ( أَوْجَسَ فِي نَفْسِهِ خِيفَةً موسى ) ولعل السر فى عدم التفصيل هنا ، أن السورة الكريمة تسوق الأحداث متتابعة تتابعا سريعا ، تربط معها قلب القارىء وعقله بما ستسفر عنه هذه الأحداث من ظهر الحق ، ومن دحور الباطل .
Tafsir al-Tabari
( فَأَلْقَوْا حِبَالَهُمْ وَعِصِيَّهُمْ ) من أيديهم ( وَقَالُوا بِعِزَّةِ فِرْعَوْنَ ) يقول: أقسموا بقوّة فرعون وشدّة سلطانه, ومنعة مملكته ( إِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الْغَالِبُونَ ) موسى.
Tafseer Al-Baghawi
"فألقوا حبالهم وعصيهم وقالوا بعزة فرعون إنا لنحن الغالبون".
Tafseer Tanwir al-Miqbas
فَأَلْقَوْا حِبَالَهُمْ وَعِصِيَّهُمْ وَقَالُوا بِعِزَّةِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الْغَالِبُونَ (44). وتقدم الإلقاء آنفاً . وذكر هنا مفعول { ألقوا } واختصر في سورة الأعراف .وفي كلام موسى عليه السلام استخفاف بما سيلقونه لأنه عبر عنه بصيغة العموم ، أي ما تستطيعون إلقاءه . وتقدم الكلام على الحِبال والعِصيّ في السحر عند الكلام على مثل هذه القصة في سورة طه .وقرنت حكاية قَول السحرة بالواو خلافاً للحكايات التي سبقتها لأن هذا قول لم يقصد به المحاورة وإنما هو قول ابتدؤا به عند الشروع في السحر استعانة وتيمّناً بعزة فرعون . فالباء في قولهم { بعزة فرعون } كالباء في «بسم الله» أرادوا التيمن بقدرة فرعون ، قاله ابن عطية .وقيل الباء للقسم : أقسموا بعزة فرعون على أنهم يغلبون ثقة منهم باعتقاد ضلالهم أن إرادة فرعون لا يغلبها أحد لأنها إرادة آلهتهم . وهذا الذي نحاه المفسرون ، والوجه الأول أحسن لأن الجملتين على مقتضاه تفيدان فائدتين .والعزّة : القدرة ، وتقدم في قوله { أخذته العزّة بالإثم } في سورة البقرة ( 206 ) .وجملة : إنا لنحن الغالبون } استئناف إنشاء عن قولهم : { بعزة فرعون } : كأن السامع وهو موسى أو غيره يقول في نفسه : ماذا يُؤثر قولهم { بعزة فرعون } ؟ فيقولون : { إنا لنحن الغالبون } ، وأرادوا بذلك إلقاء الخوف في نفس موسى ليكون ما سيلقيه في نوبته عن خور نفس لأنهم يعلمون أن العزيمة من أكبر أسباب نجاح السحر وتأثيره على الناظرين . وقد أفادت جملة : { إنا لنحن الغالبون } بما فيها من المؤكدات مُفاد القسم .
Tafseer Al Saddi
فَأَلْقَوْا حِبَالَهُمْ وَعِصِيَّهُمْ فإذا هي حيات تسعى, وسحروا بذلك أعين الناس، وَقَالُوا بِعِزَّةِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الْغَالِبُونَ فاستعانوا بعزة عبد ضعيف, عاجز من كل وجه, إلا أنه قد تجبر, وحصل له صورة ملك وجنود، فغرتهم تلك الأبهة, ولم تنفذ بصائرهم إلى حقيقة الأمر، أو أن هذا قسم منهم بعزة فرعون والمقسم عليه, أنهم غالبون.
Tafseer Al Qurtubi
لا يوجد تفسير لهذه الأية
Tazkirul Quran
The magicians threw down their ropes and sticks, and the spectators felt as if these ropes and sticks had changed into snakes and were running along the ground. But this was not a real change. It was simply an optical illusion, whereas, the changing of Moses’s rod into a snake was a miracle of God. So when Moses’s rod became a snake and started moving along the ground, it instantly nullified the spell cast by the magicians. Thereafter, the magician’s ropes and sticks reverted to being the ropes and sticks that they actually were. Earlier, the magicians had considered Moses to be a magician like themselves. But, the aforesaid experience opened their eyes. They were well versed in the art of magic. So, they immediately understood that this was not magic but prophethood. However, it was possible that they could have refused to accept the Truth and, like Pharaoh, could have uttered some falsities in order to reject Moses. But, it is impossible for a man who is intellectually alive not to accept the Truth when it fully reveals itself before him. The magicians were persons who were alive in this manner. So, they immediately accepted Moses’s truthfulness.
Ma'arif-ul-Quran
بِعِزَّةِ فِرْ‌عَوْنَ (By the majesty of the Pharaoh - 26:44). This was an expression of pledge from the magicians, which was in vogue in the olden times. It is unfortunate that similar oaths have now become common among the Muslims as well, which are even more evil and vile, for instance, 'by the king,' 'by the head of yours,' 'by the beard of yours,' 'by the grave of your father' etc. It is not permitted to make an oath of this nature under the Islamic law (because swearing in the name of someone other than Allah is a sin). Rather, it will not be wrong to say that swearing a true oath in this way is as much sinful as swearing a false oath in the name of Allah. (Ruh)
Tanwir al-Miqbas min Tafsir Ibn 'Abbas
Then they threw down their cords and their staves) 72 ropes and 72 staffs (and said) i.e. the wizards said: (By Pharaoh's might, lo! we verily are the winners) against Moses.
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