Verse 7:106 in Context

Translator Abdel Haleem

102 وَمَا وَجَدۡنَا لِأَكۡثَرِهِم مِّنۡ عَهۡدࣲۖ وَإِن وَجَدۡنَاۤ أَكۡثَرَهُمۡ لَفَـٰسِقِینَ ۝١٠٢ wamā wajadnā li-aktharihim min ʿahdin wa-in wajadnā aktharahum lafāsiqīn We found that most of them did not honour their commitments; We found that most of them were defiant 103 ثُمَّ بَعَثۡنَا مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِم مُّوسَىٰ بِءَایَـٰتِنَاۤ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَمَلَإِی۟هِۦ فَظَلَمُوا۟ بِهَاۖ فَٱنظُرۡ كَیۡفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلۡمُفۡسِدِینَ ۝١٠٣ thumma baʿathnā min baʿdihim mūsā biāyātinā ilā fir'ʿawna wamala-ihi faẓalamū bihā fa-unẓur kayfa kāna ʿāqibatu l-muf'sidīn After these, We sent Moses to Pharaoh and his leading supporters with Our signs, but they rejected them. See the fate of those who used to spread corruption 104 وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰ یَـٰفِرۡعَوۡنُ إِنِّی رَسُولࣱ مِّن رَّبِّ ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ ۝١٠٤ waqāla mūsā yāfir'ʿawnu innī rasūlun min rabbi l-ʿālamīn Moses said, ‘Pharaoh, I am a messenger from the Lord of all the Worlds 105 حَقِیقٌ عَلَىٰۤ أَن لَّاۤ أَقُولَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا ٱلۡحَقَّۚ قَدۡ جِئۡتُكُم بِبَیِّنَةࣲ مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡ فَأَرۡسِلۡ مَعِیَ بَنِیۤ إِسۡرَ ٰۤءِیلَ ۝١٠٥ ḥaqīqun ʿalā an lā aqūla ʿalā l-lahi illā l-ḥaqa qad ji'tukum bibayyinatin min rabbikum fa-arsil maʿiya banī is'rāīl duty-bound to say nothing about God but the truth, and I have brought you a clear sign from your Lord. Let the Children of Israel go with me.’

106 قَالَ إِن كُنتَ جِئۡتَ بِءَایَةࣲ فَأۡتِ بِهَاۤ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِینَ ۝١٠٦ qāla in kunta ji'ta biāyatin fati bihā in kunta mina l-ṣādiqīn He said, ‘Produce this sign you have brought, if you are telling the truth.’

107 فَأَلۡقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِیَ ثُعۡبَانࣱ مُّبِینࣱ ۝١٠٧ fa-alqā ʿaṣāhu fa-idhā hiya thuʿ'bānun mubīnu So Moses threw his staff and- lo and behold!- it was a snake, clear to all 108 وَنَزَعَ یَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِیَ بَیۡضَاۤءُ لِلنَّـٰظِرِینَ ۝١٠٨ wanazaʿa yadahu fa-idhā hiya bayḍāu lilnnāẓirīn and then he pulled out his hand and- lo and behold!- it was white for all to see 109 قَالَ ٱلۡمَلَأُ مِن قَوۡمِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَسَـٰحِرٌ عَلِیمࣱ ۝١٠٩ qāla l-mala-u min qawmi fir'ʿawna inna hādhā lasāḥirun ʿalīmu The leaders among Pharaoh’s people said, ‘This man is a learned sorcerer 110 یُرِیدُ أَن یُخۡرِجَكُم مِّنۡ أَرۡضِكُمۡۖ فَمَاذَا تَأۡمُرُونَ ۝١١٠ yurīdu an yukh'rijakum min arḍikum famādhā tamurūn He means to drive you out of your land!’ Pharaoh said, ‘What do you suggest?’