قَالَ He said qāla I did it faʿaltuhā when idhan I wa-anā (was) of mina those who are astray l-ḍālīna
[Moses] said, "I did it, then, while I was of those astray [i.e., ignorant].
فَفَرَرْتُ So I fled fafarartu from you minkum when lammā I feared you khif'tukum But granted fawahaba to me lī my Lord rabbī judgment ḥuk'man and made me wajaʿalanī of mina the Messengers l-mur'salīna
So I fled from you when I feared you. Then my Lord granted me judgement [i.e., wisdom and prophet hood] and appointed me [as one] of the messengers.
وَتِلْكَ And this watil'ka (is the) favor niʿ'matun with which you reproach tamunnuhā [on] me ʿalayya that an you have enslaved ʿabbadtta (the) Children of Israel banī (the) Children of Israel is'rāīla
And is this a favor of which you remind me - that you have enslaved the Children of Israel?"
قَالَ Firaun said qāla Firaun said fir'ʿawnu And what wamā (is the) Lord rabbu (of) the worlds l-ʿālamīna
Said Pharaoh, "And what is the Lord of the worlds?"
قَالَ He said qāla Lord rabbu (of) the heavens l-samāwāti and the earth wal-arḍi and whatever wamā (is) between them baynahumā if in you (should) be kuntum convinced mūqinīna
[Moses] said, "The Lord of the heavens and earth and that between them, if you should be convinced."
قَالَ He said qāla to those liman around him ḥawlahu Do not alā you hear tastamiʿūna
[Pharaoh] said to those around him, "Do you not hear?"
قَالَ He said qāla Your Lord rabbukum and (the) Lord warabbu (of) your forefathers ābāikumu (of) your forefathers l-awalīna
[Moses] said, "Your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers."
قَالَ He said qāla Indeed inna your Messenger rasūlakumu who alladhī has been sent ur'sila to you ilaykum (is) surely mad lamajnūnun
[Pharaoh] said,1 "Indeed, your 'messenger' who has been sent to you is mad."
قَالَ He said qāla Lord rabbu (of) the east l-mashriqi and the west wal-maghribi and whatever wamā (is) between them baynahumā if in you were kuntum (to) reason taʿqilūna
[Moses] said, "Lord of the east and the west and that between them, if you were to reason."
قَالَ He said qāla If la-ini you take ittakhadhta a god ilāhan other than me ghayrī I will surely make you la-ajʿalannaka among mina those imprisoned l-masjūnīna
[Pharaoh] said, "If you take a god other than me, I will surely place you among those imprisoned."
قَالَ He said qāla Even if awalaw I bring you ji'tuka something bishayin manifest mubīnin
[Moses] said, "Even if I brought you something [i.e., proof] manifest?"
قَالَ He said qāla Then bring fati it bihi if in you are kunta of mina the truthful l-ṣādiqīna
[Pharaoh] said, "Then bring it, if you should be of the truthful."
فَأَلْقَىٰ So he threw fa-alqā his staff ʿaṣāhu and behold fa-idhā It hiya (was) a serpent thuʿ'bānun manifest mubīnun
So [Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent manifest.1
وَنَزَعَ And he drew out wanazaʿa his hand yadahu and behold fa-idhā It hiya (was) white bayḍāu for the observers lilnnāẓirīna
And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white for the observers.
قَالَ He said qāla to the chiefs lil'mala-i around him ḥawlahu Indeed inna this hādhā (is) surely a magician lasāḥirun learned ʿalīmun
[Pharaoh] said to the eminent ones around him, "Indeed, this is a learned magician.
يُرِيدُ He wants yurīdu to an drive you out yukh'rijakum from min your land arḍikum by his magic bisiḥ'rihi so what famādhā (do) you advise tamurūna
He wants to drive you out of your land by his magic, so what do you advise?"
قَالُوٓا۟ They said qālū Postpone him arjih and his brother wa-akhāhu and send wa-ib'ʿath in fī the cities l-madāini gatherers ḥāshirīna
They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers
يَأْتُوكَ They (will) bring to you yatūka every bikulli magician saḥḥārin learned ʿalīmin
Who will bring you every learned, skilled magician."
فَجُمِعَ So were assembled fajumiʿa the magicians l-saḥaratu for (the) appointment limīqāti (on) a day yawmin well-known maʿlūmin
So the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a well-known day.1
وَقِيلَ And it was said waqīla to the people lilnnāsi Will hal you antum assemble muj'tamiʿūna
And it was said to the people, "Will you congregate.