فَلَمَّا But when falammā came to them jāahumu the truth l-ḥaqu from Us min from Us ʿindinā they said qālū Why not lawlā he was given ūtiya (the) like mith'la (of) what mā was given ūtiya (to) Musa mūsā Did not awalam they disbelieve yakfurū in what bimā was given ūtiya (to) Musa mūsā before min before qablu They said qālū Two magic (works) siḥ'rāni supporting each other taẓāharā And they said waqālū Indeed, we innā in all bikullin (are) disbelievers kāfirūna
But when the truth came to them from Us, they said, "Why was he not given like that which was given to Moses?" Did they not disbelieve in that which was given to Moses before? They said, "[They are but] two works of magic supporting each other,1 and indeed we are, in both, disbelievers."