Arabic text and English translation

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1. قَالَ فَعَلْتُهَآ إِذًا وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

   [Moses] said, "I did it, then, while I was of those astray [i.e., ignorant].

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2. فَفَرَرْتُ مِنكُمْ لَمَّا خِفْتُكُمْ فَوَهَبَ لِى رَبِّى حُكْمًا وَجَعَلَنِى مِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

   So I fled from you when I feared you. Then my Lord granted me judgement [i.e., wisdom and prophet hood] and appointed me [as one] of the messengers.

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3. وَتِلْكَ نِعْمَةٌ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَىَّ أَنْ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ

   And is this a favor of which you remind me - that you have enslaved the Children of Israel?"

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4. قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَا رَبُّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

   Said Pharaoh, "And what is the Lord of the worlds?"

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5. قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ

   [Moses] said, "The Lord of the heavens and earth and that between them, if you should be convinced."

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6. قَالَ لِمَنْ حَوْلَهُۥٓ أَلَا تَسْتَمِعُونَ

   [Pharaoh] said to those around him, "Do you not hear?"

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7. قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ

   [Moses] said, "Your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers."

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8. قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ ٱلَّذِىٓ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ لَمَجْنُونٌ

   [Pharaoh] said, "Indeed, your 'messenger' who has been sent to you is mad."

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9. قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

   [Moses] said, "Lord of the east and the west and that between them, if you were to reason."

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10. قَالَ لَئِنِ ٱتَّخَذْتَ إِلَـٰهًا غَيْرِى لَأَجْعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمَسْجُونِينَ

    [Pharaoh] said, "If you take a god other than me, I will surely place you among those imprisoned."

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11. قَالَ أَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكَ بِشَىْءٍ مُّبِينٍ

    [Moses] said, "Even if I brought you something [i.e., proof] manifest?"

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12. قَالَ فَأْتِ بِهِۦٓ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ

    [Pharaoh] said, "Then bring it, if you should be of the truthful."

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13. فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِينٌ

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

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14. وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِىَ بَيْضَآءُ لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ

    And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white for the observers.

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15. قَالَ لِلْمَلَإِ حَوْلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَسَـٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ

    [Pharaoh] said to the eminent ones around him, "Indeed, this is a learned magician.

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16. يُرِيدُ أَن يُخْرِجَكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُم بِسِحْرِهِۦ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُونَ

    He wants to drive you out of your land by his magic, so what do you advise?"

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17. قَالُوٓا۟ أَرْجِهْ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبْعَثْ فِى ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ حَـٰشِرِينَ

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

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18. يَأْتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمٍ

    Who will bring you every learned, skilled magician."

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19. فَجُمِعَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَـٰتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍ

    So the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a well-known day.

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20. وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلْ أَنتُم مُّجْتَمِعُونَ

    And it was said to the people, "Will you congregate.

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