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].

رَبِّ موسىٰ وَهارونَ

The Lord of Moses and Aaron."

قالَ آمَنتُم لَهُ قَبلَ أَن آذَنَ لَكُم ۖ إِنَّهُ لَكَبيرُكُمُ الَّذي عَلَّمَكُمُ السِّحرَ فَلَسَوفَ تَعلَمونَ ۚ لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيدِيَكُم وَأَرجُلَكُم مِن خِلافٍ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُم أَجمَعينَ

[Pharaoh] said, "You believed Moses before I gave you permission. Indeed, he is your leader who has taught you magic, but you are going to know. I will surely cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will surely crucify you all."

قالوا لا ضَيرَ ۖ إِنّا إِلىٰ رَبِّنا مُنقَلِبونَ

They said, "No harm. Indeed, to our Lord we will return.

إِنّا نَطمَعُ أَن يَغفِرَ لَنا رَبُّنا خَطايانا أَن كُنّا أَوَّلَ المُؤمِنينَ

Indeed, we aspire that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we were the first of the believers."

وَأَوحَينا إِلىٰ موسىٰ أَن أَسرِ بِعِبادي إِنَّكُم مُتَّبَعونَ

And We inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants; indeed, you will be pursued."