قَالُوٓا۟ They said qālū We believe āmannā in (the) Lord birabbi (of) the worlds l-ʿālamīna
They said, "We have believed in the Lord of the worlds,
رَبِّ Lord rabbi (of) Musa mūsā and Harun wahārūna
The Lord of Moses and Aaron."
قَالَ Said qāla Firaun fir'ʿawnu You believed āmantum in him bihi before qabla [that] an I give permission ādhana to you lakum Indeed inna this hādhā (is) surely a plot lamakrun you have plotted it makartumūhu in fī the city l-madīnati so that you may drive out litukh'rijū from it min'hā its people ahlahā But soon fasawfa you will know taʿlamūna
Said Pharaoh, "You believed in him1 before I gave you permission. Indeed, this is a conspiracy which you conspired in the city to expel therefrom its people. But you are going to know.
لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ I will surely cut off la-uqaṭṭiʿanna your hands aydiyakum and your feet wa-arjulakum of min opposite (sides) khilāfin Then thumma I will surely crucify you la-uṣallibannakum all ajmaʿīna
I will surely cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides; then I will surely crucify you all."
قَالُوٓا۟ They said qālū Indeed, we innā to ilā our Lord rabbinā (will) return munqalibūna
They said, "Indeed, to our Lord we will return.
وَمَا And not wamā you take revenge tanqimu from us minnā except illā that an we believed āmannā in (the) Signs biāyāti (of) our Lord rabbinā when lammā they came to us jāatnā Our Lord rabbanā Pour afrigh upon us ʿalaynā patience ṣabran and cause us to die watawaffanā (as) Muslims mus'limīna
And you do not resent us except because we believed in the signs of our Lord when they came to us. Our Lord, pour upon us patience1 and let us die as Muslims [in submission to You]."
وَقَالَ And said waqāla the chiefs l-mala-u of min (the) people qawmi (of) Firaun fir'ʿawna Will you leave atadharu Musa mūsā and his people waqawmahu so that they cause corruption liyuf'sidū in fī the earth l-arḍi and forsake you wayadharaka and your gods waālihataka He said qāla We will kill sanuqattilu their sons abnāahum and we will let live wanastaḥyī their women nisāahum and indeed, we wa-innā over them fawqahum (are) subjugators qāhirūna
And the eminent among the people of Pharaoh said, "Will you leave Moses and his people to cause corruption in the land and abandon you and your gods?" [Pharaoh] said, "We will kill their sons and keep their women alive; and indeed, we are subjugators over them."
قَالَ Said qāla Musa mūsā to his people liqawmihi Seek help is'taʿīnū from Allah bil-lahi and be patient wa-iṣ'birū Indeed inna the earth l-arḍa (belongs) to Allah lillahi He causes to inherit it yūrithuhā whom man He wills yashāu of min His servants ʿibādihi And the end wal-ʿāqibatu (is) for the righteous lil'muttaqīna
Said Moses to his people, "Seek help through Allāh and be patient. Indeed, the earth belongs to Allāh. He causes to inherit it whom He wills of His servants. And the [best] outcome is for the righteous."
قَالُوٓا۟ They said qālū We have been harmed ūdhīnā from min before qabli [that] an you came to us tatiyanā from wamin and after baʿdi [what] mā you have come to us ji'tanā He said qāla Perhaps ʿasā your Lord rabbukum [that] an will destroy yuh'lika your enemy ʿaduwwakum and make you successors wayastakhlifakum in fī the earth l-arḍi then see fayanẓura how kayfa you will do taʿmalūna
They said, "We have been harmed before you came to us and after you have come to us." He said, "Perhaps your Lord will destroy your enemy and grant you succession in the land and see how you will do."
وَلَقَدْ And certainly walaqad We seized akhadhnā (the) people āla (of) Firaun fir'ʿawna with years (of famine) bil-sinīna and a deficit wanaqṣin of mina [the] fruits l-thamarāti so that they may laʿallahum receive admonition yadhakkarūna
And We certainly seized1 the people of Pharaoh with years of famine and a deficiency in fruits that perhaps they would be reminded.