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.

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?"

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."

فَأَلقىٰ موسىٰ عَصاهُ فَإِذا هِيَ تَلقَفُ ما يَأفِكونَ

Then Moses threw his staff, and at once it devoured what they falsified.

فَأُلقِيَ السَّحَرَةُ ساجِدينَ

So the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allah].