فَلَمّا جاءَهُمُ الحَقُّ مِن عِندِنا قالوا إِنَّ هـٰذا لَسِحرٌ مُبينٌ

When the truth from Us came to them, they said, “This is nothing but clear magic.”

قالَ موسىٰ أَتَقولونَ لِلحَقِّ لَمّا جاءَكُم ۖ أَسِحرٌ هـٰذا وَلا يُفلِحُ السّاحِرونَ

Moses replied, “Do you call the truth magic when it comes to you? Magicians won’t succeed.”

قالوا أَجِئتَنا لِتَلفِتَنا عَمّا وَجَدنا عَلَيهِ آباءَنا وَتَكونَ لَكُمَا الكِبرِياءُ فِي الأَرضِ وَما نَحنُ لَكُما بِمُؤمِنينَ

They said, “Did you come to divert us from the traditions of our ancestors and gain supremacy in the land? We will never believe in you.”

وَقالَ فِرعَونُ ائتوني بِكُلِّ ساحِرٍ عَليمٍ

Pharaoh then commanded, “Bring to me every knowledgeable sorcerer.”

فَلَمّا جاءَ السَّحَرَةُ قالَ لَهُم موسىٰ أَلقوا ما أَنتُم مُلقونَ

When the magicians came, Moses said to them, “Throw down whatever you will.”

وَيُحِقُّ اللَّهُ الحَقَّ بِكَلِماتِهِ وَلَو كَرِهَ المُجرِمونَ

“God confirms the truth with His words, even if the wrongdoers hate it.”

فَما آمَنَ لِموسىٰ إِلّا ذُرِّيَّةٌ مِن قَومِهِ عَلىٰ خَوفٍ مِن فِرعَونَ وَمَلَئِهِم أَن يَفتِنَهُم ۚ وَإِنَّ فِرعَونَ لَعالٍ فِي الأَرضِ وَإِنَّهُ لَمِنَ المُسرِفينَ

Only a minority from his own people believed in Moses, fearing Pharaoh’s tyranny and his priests’ retribution. Pharaoh was arrogant in the land, and he was one of the transgressors.

وَقالَ موسىٰ يا قَومِ إِن كُنتُم آمَنتُم بِاللَّهِ فَعَلَيهِ تَوَكَّلوا إِن كُنتُم مُسلِمينَ

Moses urged, “O my people, if you have believed in God, then rely upon Him, if you have submitted.”

فَقالوا عَلَى اللَّهِ تَوَكَّلنا رَبَّنا لا تَجعَلنا فِتنَةً لِلقَومِ الظّالِمينَ

They responded, “In God, we place our trust. Our Lord, make us not a trial for the wrongdoing people.”

وَنَجِّنا بِرَحمَتِكَ مِنَ القَومِ الكافِرينَ

“And, through Your mercy, deliver us from the disbelieving people.”