Arabic text and English translation

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1. حَقِيقٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَن لَّآ أَقُولَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا ٱلْحَقَّ ۚ قَدْ جِئْتُكُم بِبَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ فَأَرْسِلْ مَعِىَ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

   [Who is] obligated not to say about Allāh except the truth. I have come to you with clear evidence from your Lord, so send with me the Children of Israel."

   الأعراف 105

2. قَالَ إِن كُنتَ جِئْتَ بِـَٔايَةٍ فَأْتِ بِهَآ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ

   [Pharaoh] said, "If you have come with a sign, then bring it forth, if you should be of the truthful."

   الأعراف 106

3. فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِينٌ

   So he [i.e., Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent, manifest.

   الأعراف 107

4. وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِىَ بَيْضَآءُ لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ

   And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white [with radiance] for the observers.

   الأعراف 108

5. قَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِن قَوْمِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَسَـٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ

   Said the eminent among the people of Pharaoh, "Indeed, this is a learned magician

   الأعراف 109

6. يُرِيدُ أَن يُخْرِجَكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُمْ ۖ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُونَ

   Who wants to expel you from your land [through magic], so what do you instruct?"

   الأعراف 110

7. قَالُوٓا۟ أَرْجِهْ وَأَخَاهُ وَأَرْسِلْ فِى ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ حَـٰشِرِينَ

   They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers

   الأعراف 111

8. يَأْتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَـٰحِرٍ عَلِيمٍ

   Who will bring you every learned magician."

   الأعراف 112

9. وَجَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحْنُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ

   And the magicians came to Pharaoh. They said, "Indeed for us is a reward if we are the predominant."

   الأعراف 113

10. قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ

    He said, "Yes, and, [moreover], you will be among those made near [to me]."

    الأعراف 114

11. قَالُوا۟ يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلْقِىَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُلْقِينَ

    They said, "O Moses, either you throw [your staff], or we will be the ones to throw [first]."

    الأعراف 115

12. قَالَ أَلْقُوا۟ ۖ فَلَمَّآ أَلْقَوْا۟ سَحَرُوٓا۟ أَعْيُنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَٱسْتَرْهَبُوهُمْ وَجَآءُو بِسِحْرٍ عَظِيمٍ

    He said, "Throw," and when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people and struck terror into them, and they presented a great [feat of] magic.

    الأعراف 116

13. ۞ وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَلْقِ عَصَاكَ ۖ فَإِذَا هِىَ تَلْقَفُ مَا يَأْفِكُونَ

    And We inspired to Moses, "Throw your staff," and at once it devoured what they were falsifying.

    الأعراف 117

14. فَوَقَعَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَبَطَلَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

    So the truth was established, and abolished was what they were doing.

    الأعراف 118

15. فَغُلِبُوا۟ هُنَالِكَ وَٱنقَلَبُوا۟ صَـٰغِرِينَ

    And they [i.e., Pharaoh and his people] were overcome right there and became debased.

    الأعراف 119

16. وَأُلْقِىَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَـٰجِدِينَ

    And the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allāh].

    الأعراف 120