قالَ فَأتِ بِهِ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصّادِقينَ

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

فَأَلقىٰ عَصاهُ فَإِذا هِيَ ثُعبانٌ مُبينٌ

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

وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُ فَإِذا هِيَ بَيضاءُ لِلنّاظِرينَ

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

قالَ لِلمَلَإِ حَولَهُ إِنَّ هـٰذا لَساحِرٌ عَليمٌ

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

يُريدُ أَن يُخرِجَكُم مِن أَرضِكُم بِسِحرِهِ فَماذا تَأمُرونَ

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

يَأتوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحّارٍ عَليمٍ

Who will bring you every learned, skilled magician."

فَجُمِعَ السَّحَرَةُ لِميقاتِ يَومٍ مَعلومٍ

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

وَقيلَ لِلنّاسِ هَل أَنتُم مُجتَمِعونَ

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

لَعَلَّنا نَتَّبِعُ السَّحَرَةَ إِن كانوا هُمُ الغالِبينَ

That we might follow the magicians if they are the predominant?"

فَلَمّا جاءَ السَّحَرَةُ قالوا لِفِرعَونَ أَئِنَّ لَنا لَأَجرًا إِن كُنّا نَحنُ الغالِبينَ

And when the magicians arrived, they said to Pharaoh, "Is there indeed for us a reward if we are the predominant?"