Verse 26:45 in Context
Translator
Abdel Haleem
41
فَلَمَّا جَاۤءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالُوا۟ لِفِرۡعَوۡنَ أَىِٕنَّ لَنَا لَأَجۡرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَـٰلِبِینَ ٤١
falammā jāa l-saḥaratu qālū lifir'ʿawna a-inna lanā la-ajran in kunnā naḥnu l-ghālibīn
When the sorcerers came, they said to Pharaoh, ‘Shall we be rewarded if we win?’
42
قَالَ نَعَمۡ وَإِنَّكُمۡ إِذࣰا لَّمِنَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبِینَ ٤٢
qāla naʿam wa-innakum idhan lamina l-muqarabīn
and he said, ‘Yes, and you will join my inner court.’
43
قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰۤ أَلۡقُوا۟ مَاۤ أَنتُم مُّلۡقُونَ ٤٣
qāla lahum mūsā alqū mā antum mul'qūn
Moses said to them, ‘Throw down whatever you will.’
44
فَأَلۡقَوۡا۟ حِبَالَهُمۡ وَعِصِیَّهُمۡ وَقَالُوا۟ بِعِزَّةِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّا لَنَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَـٰلِبُونَ ٤٤
fa-alqaw ḥibālahum waʿiṣiyyahum waqālū biʿizzati fir'ʿawna innā lanaḥnu l-ghālibūn
They threw their ropes and staffs, saying, ‘By Pharaoh’s might, we shall be victorious.’
45
فَأَلۡقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِیَ تَلۡقَفُ مَا یَأۡفِكُونَ ٤٥
fa-alqā mūsā ʿaṣāhu fa-idhā hiya talqafu mā yafikūn
But Moses threw his staff and- lo and behold!- it swallowed up their tricker
46
فَأُلۡقِیَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَـٰجِدِینَ ٤٦
fa-ul'qiya l-saḥaratu sājidīn
and the sorcerers fell down on their knees
47
قَالُوۤا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ ٤٧
qālū āmannā birabbi l-ʿālamīn
exclaiming, ‘We believe in the Lord of the Worlds
48
رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَـٰرُونَ ٤٨
rabbi mūsā wahārūn
the Lord of Moses and Aaron.’
49
قَالَ ءَامَنتُمۡ لَهُۥ قَبۡلَ أَنۡ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمۡۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكَبِیرُكُمُ ٱلَّذِی عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱلسِّحۡرَ فَلَسَوۡفَ تَعۡلَمُونَۚ لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَیۡدِیَكُمۡ وَأَرۡجُلَكُم مِّنۡ خِلَـٰفࣲ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمۡ أَجۡمَعِینَ ٤٩
qāla āmantum lahu qabla an ādhana lakum innahu lakabīrukumu alladhī ʿallamakumu l-siḥ'ra falasawfa taʿlamūna la-uqaṭṭiʿanna aydiyakum wa-arjulakum min khilāfin wala-uṣallibannakum ajmaʿīn
Pharaoh said, ‘How dare you believe in him before I have given you permission? He must be the master who taught you sorcery! Soon you will see: I will cut off your alternate hands and feet and then crucify the lot of you!’
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