وَلَقَدْ And certainly walaqad We sent arsalnā Musa mūsā with Our Signs biāyātinā to ilā Firaun fir'ʿawna and his chiefs wamala-ihi and he said faqāla Indeed, I am innī a Messenger rasūlu (of the) Lord rabbi (of) the worlds l-ʿālamīna
And certainly did We send Moses with Our signs to Pharaoh and his establishment, and he said, "Indeed, I am the messenger of the Lord of the worlds."
فَلَمَّا But when falammā he came to them jāahum with Our Signs biāyātinā behold idhā They hum at them min'hā laughed yaḍḥakūna
But when he brought them Our signs, at once they laughed at them.
وَمَا And not wamā We showed them nurīhim of min a Sign āyatin but illā it hiya (was) greater akbaru than min its sister ukh'tihā and We seized them wa-akhadhnāhum with the punishment bil-ʿadhābi so that they may laʿallahum return yarjiʿūna
And We showed them not a sign except that it was greater than its sister, and We seized them with affliction that perhaps they might return [to faith].
وَقَالُوا۟ And they said waqālū O yāayyuha [the] magician l-sāḥiru Invoke ud'ʿu for us lanā your Lord rabbaka by what bimā He has made covenant ʿahida with you ʿindaka Indeed, we innanā (will) surely be guided lamuh'tadūna
And they said [to Moses], "O magician, invoke for us your Lord by what He has promised you. Indeed, we will be guided."
فَلَمَّا But when falammā We removed kashafnā from them ʿanhumu the punishment l-ʿadhāba behold idhā They hum broke (their word) yankuthūna
But when We removed from them the affliction, at once they broke their word.