حَقيقٌ عَلىٰ أَن لا أَقولَ عَلَى اللَّهِ إِلَّا الحَقَّ ۚ قَد جِئتُكُم بِبَيِّنَةٍ مِن رَبِّكُم فَأَرسِل مَعِيَ بَني إِسرائيلَ

[Who is] obligated not to say about Allah except the truth. I have come to you with clear evidence from your Lord, so send with me the Children of Israel."

قالَ إِن كُنتَ جِئتَ بِآيَةٍ فَأتِ بِها إِن كُنتَ مِنَ الصّادِقينَ

[Pharaoh] said, "If you have come with a sign, then bring it forth, 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 [with radiance] for the observers.

قالَ المَلَأُ مِن قَومِ فِرعَونَ إِنَّ هـٰذا لَساحِرٌ عَليمٌ

Said the eminent among the people of Pharaoh, "Indeed, this is a learned magician

قالوا أَرجِه وَأَخاهُ وَأَرسِل فِي المَدائِنِ حاشِرينَ

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

يَأتوكَ بِكُلِّ ساحِرٍ عَليمٍ

Who will bring you every learned magician."

وَجاءَ السَّحَرَةُ فِرعَونَ قالوا إِنَّ لَنا لَأَجرًا إِن كُنّا نَحنُ الغالِبينَ

And the magicians came to Pharaoh. They said, "Indeed for us is a reward if we are the predominant."

قالَ نَعَم وَإِنَّكُم لَمِنَ المُقَرَّبينَ

He said, "Yes, and, [moreover], you will be among those made near [to me]."

قالوا يا موسىٰ إِمّا أَن تُلقِيَ وَإِمّا أَن نَكونَ نَحنُ المُلقينَ

They said, "O Moses, either you throw [your staff], or we will be the ones to throw [first]."