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].

قالوا آمَنّا بِرَبِّ العالَمينَ

They said, "We have believed in the Lord of the worlds,

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."

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."

فَأَرسَلَ فِرعَونُ فِي المَدائِنِ حاشِرينَ

Then Pharaoh sent among the cities gatherers

إِنَّ هـٰؤُلاءِ لَشِرذِمَةٌ قَليلونَ

[And said], "Indeed, those are but a small band,

وَإِنَّهُم لَنا لَغائِظونَ

And indeed, they are enraging us,