Ash-Shu'ara (26)
Verses: 227فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالُوا۟ لِفِرْعَوْنَ أَئِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحْنُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ
When the sorcerers came, they said to Pharaoh, ‘Shall we be rewarded if we win?’
Ash-Shu'ara
- Verse 41
قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَّمِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ
and he said, ‘Yes, and you will join my inner court.’
Ash-Shu'ara
- Verse 42
قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰٓ أَلْقُوا۟ مَآ أَنتُم مُّلْقُونَ
Moses said to them, ‘Throw down whatever you will.’
Ash-Shu'ara
- Verse 43
فَأَلْقَوْا۟ حِبَالَهُمْ وَعِصِيَّهُمْ وَقَالُوا۟ بِعِزَّةِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّا لَنَحْنُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبُونَ
They threw their ropes and staffs, saying, ‘By Pharaoh’s might, we shall be victorious.’
Ash-Shu'ara
- Verse 44
فَأَلْقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ تَلْقَفُ مَا يَأْفِكُونَ
But Moses threw his staff and- lo and behold!- it swallowed up their trickery
Ash-Shu'ara
- Verse 45
فَأُلْقِىَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَـٰجِدِينَ
and the sorcerers fell down on their knees,
Ash-Shu'ara
- Verse 46
قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ
exclaiming, ‘We believe in the Lord of the Worlds,
Ash-Shu'ara
- Verse 47
قَالَ ءَامَنتُمْ لَهُۥ قَبْلَ أَنْ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱلسِّحْرَ فَلَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ۚ لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُم مِّنْ خِلَـٰفٍ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ
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!’
Ash-Shu'ara
- Verse 49
قَالُوا۟ لَا ضَيْرَ ۖ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ
‘That will do us no harm,’ they said, ‘for we are sure to return to our Lord.
Ash-Shu'ara
- Verse 50
إِنَّا نَطْمَعُ أَن يَغْفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَـٰيَـٰنَآ أَن كُنَّآ أَوَّلَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
We hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins, as we were the first to believe.’
Ash-Shu'ara
- Verse 51
۞ وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَسْرِ بِعِبَادِىٓ إِنَّكُم مُّتَّبَعُونَ
Then We revealed Our will to Moses, ‘Leave with My servants by night, for you will be pursued!’
Ash-Shu'ara
- Verse 52
فَأَرْسَلَ فِرْعَوْنُ فِى ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ حَـٰشِرِينَ
Pharaoh sent messengers into the cities, proclaiming,
Ash-Shu'ara
- Verse 53
إِنَّ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ لَشِرْذِمَةٌ قَلِيلُونَ
‘These people are a puny band––
Ash-Shu'ara
- Verse 54
وَإِنَّا لَجَمِيعٌ حَـٰذِرُونَ
and we are a large army, on the alert.’
Ash-Shu'ara
- Verse 56
فَأَخْرَجْنَـٰهُم مِّن جَنَّـٰتٍ وَعُيُونٍ
So it was that We made them leave their gardens and their springs,
Ash-Shu'ara
- Verse 57
وَكُنُوزٍ وَمَقَامٍ كَرِيمٍ
their treasures and their noble dwellings-
Ash-Shu'ara
- Verse 58
كَذَٰلِكَ وَأَوْرَثْنَـٰهَا بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ
We gave [such] things [later]to the Children of Israel.
Ash-Shu'ara
- Verse 59
فَأَتْبَعُوهُم مُّشْرِقِينَ
Pharaoh and his people pursued them at sunrise,
Ash-Shu'ara
- Verse 60