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?"

قالوا أَرجِه وَأَخاهُ وَابعَث فِي المَدائِنِ حاشِرينَ

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

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.

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?"

قالَ نَعَم وَإِنَّكُم إِذًا لَمِنَ المُقَرَّبينَ

He said, "Yes, and indeed, you will then be of those near [to me]."

قالَ لَهُم موسىٰ أَلقوا ما أَنتُم مُلقونَ

Moses said to them, "Throw whatever you will throw."

فَأَلقَوا حِبالَهُم وَعِصِيَّهُم وَقالوا بِعِزَّةِ فِرعَونَ إِنّا لَنَحنُ الغالِبونَ

So they threw their ropes and their staffs and said, "By the might of Pharaoh, indeed it is we who are predominant."