قَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِن قَوْمِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴿109﴾
Said the eminent among the people of Pharaoh, "Indeed, this is a learned magician
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← read from right to left2The chiefsالْمَلَأُl-mala'uIالthe+مَلَأُChiefs 5Of Pharaohفِرْعَوْنَfir'awnaI 8Is surely a magicianلَسَاحِرٌlasahirunCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+سَاحِرٌIs surely a magician يُرِيدُ أَن يُخْرِجَكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُمْ ۖ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُونَ ﴿110﴾
Who wants to expel you from your land [through magic], so what do you instruct?"
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← read from right to left3Drive you outيُخْرِجَكُمْyukhrijakumCBFV+PRONATTيُخْرِجَDrive you out+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 5Your landأَرْضِكُمْardikumCBIN+PRONATTأَرْضِYour land+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 6So whatفَمَاذَاfamadhaCBICONJ+INTGفَso / then+مَاذَاWhat 7Do you instructتَأْمُرُونَta'murunaF قَالُوٓا۟ أَرْجِهْ وَأَخَاهُ وَأَرْسِلْ فِى ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ ﴿111﴾
They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers
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← read from right to left2Postpone himأَرْجِهْarjihF 3And his brotherوَأَخَاهُwa-akhahuCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+أَخَاHis brother+هُhim / his / it 4And sendوَأَرْسِلْwa-arsilCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَرْسِلْSend 6The citiesالْمَدَائِنِl-mada'iniIالthe+مَدَائِنِCities 7GatherersحَاشِرِينَhashirinaI يَأْتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَٰحِرٍ عَلِيمٍ ﴿112﴾
Who will bring you every learned magician."
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← read from right to left1They will bring to youيَأْتُوكَya'tukaCBFV+PRONATTيَأْتُوThey will bring to+كَyou / your 2[with] everyبِكُلِّbikulliCBIP+Nبِwith / in+كُلِّ[with] every 3Learned magicianسَاحِرٍsahirinI 4Learned magicianعَلِيمٍ'aliminI وَجَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحْنُ ٱلْغَٰلِبِينَ ﴿113﴾
And the magicians came to Pharaoh. They said, "Indeed for us is a reward if we are the predominant."
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← read from right to left1So the magicians cameوَجَاءَwaja'aCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَاءَSo the magicians came 2So the magicians cameالسَّحَرَةُl-saharatuIالthe+سَحَرَةُSo the magicians came 3To Pharaohفِرْعَوْنَfir'awnaI 7Surely will be a rewardلَأَجْرًاla-ajranCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+أَجْرًاSurely will be a reward 11The victorsالْغَالِبِينَl-ghalibinaIالthe+غَالِبِينَVictors قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ ﴿114﴾
He said, "Yes, and, [moreover], you will be among those made near [to me]."
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← read from right to left3And indeed youوَإِنَّكُمْwa-innakumCBHCONJ+ACC+PRONATTوَand+إِنَّIndeed+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 4Surely will be ofلَمِنَlaminaCBHLAM+Pلَfor / to+مِنَSurely will be of 5The ones who are nearالْمُقَرَّبِينَl-muqarabinaIالthe+مُقَرَّبِينَOnes who are near قَالُوا۟ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلْقِىَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُلْقِينَ ﴿115﴾
They said, "O Moses, either you throw [your staff], or we will be the ones to throw [first]."
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← read from right to left2O mosesيَامُوسَىyamusaCBIVOC+PNيَاO+مُوسَىMoses 3WhetherإِمَّاimmaHإِنْif=مَاever 5You throwتُلْقِيَtulqiyaF 8We will beنَكُونَnakunaF 10The ones to throwالْمُلْقِينَl-mulqinaIالthe+مُلْقِينَOnes to throw قَالَ أَلْقُوا۟ ۖ فَلَمَّآ أَلْقَوْا۟ سَحَرُوٓا۟ أَعْيُنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَٱسْتَرْهَبُوهُمْ وَجَآءُو بِسِحْرٍ عَظِيمٍ ﴿116﴾
He said, "Throw," and when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people and struck terror into them, and they presented a great [feat of] magic.
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← read from right to left3Then whenفَلَمَّاfalammaCBICONJ+Tفَso / then+لَمَّاWhen 4They threwأَلْقَوْاalqawF 5They bewitchedسَحَرُواsaharuF 7Of the peopleالنَّاسِl-nasiIالthe+نَاسِOf the people 8And terrified themوَاسْتَرْهَبُوهُمْwa-istarhabuhumCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+اسْتَرْهَبُوTerrified+هُمْthem / their 9And came upوَجَاءُواwaja'uCBFCONJ+Vوَand+جَاءُواCame up 10With a magicبِسِحْرٍbisihrinCBIP+Nبِwith / in+سِحْرٍA magic وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَلْقِ عَصَاكَ ۖ فَإِذَا هِىَ تَلْقَفُ مَا يَأْفِكُونَ ﴿117﴾
And We inspired to Moses, "Throw your staff," and at once it devoured what they were falsifying.
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← read from right to left1And we inspiredوَأَوْحَيْنَاwa-awhaynaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أَوْحَيْنَاWe inspired 6Your staffعَصَاكَ'asakaCBIN+PRONATTعَصَاYour staff+كَyou / your 7And suddenlyفَإِذَاfa-idhaCBHCONJ+SURفَso / then+إِذَاAnd suddenly 9SwallowedتَلْقَفُtalqafuF 11They were falsifyingيَأْفِكُونَya'fikunaF فَوَقَعَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَبَطَلَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿118﴾
So the truth was established, and abolished was what they were doing.
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← read from right to left1So was establishedفَوَقَعَfawaqa'aCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+وَقَعَWas established 2The truthالْحَقُّl-haquIالthe+حَقُّTruth 3And became futileوَبَطَلَwabatalaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+بَطَلَBecame futile 5They used toكَانُواkanuF فَغُلِبُوا۟ هُنَالِكَ وَٱنقَلَبُوا۟ صَٰغِرِينَ ﴿119﴾
And Pharaoh and his people were overcome right there and became debased.
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← read from right to left1So they were defeatedفَغُلِبُواfaghulibuCBFCONJ+Vفَso / then+غُلِبُواThey were defeated 3And returnedوَانْقَلَبُواwa-inqalabuCBFCONJ+Vوَand+انْقَلَبُواReturned 4HumiliatedصَاغِرِينَsaghirinaI وَأُلْقِىَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَٰجِدِينَ ﴿120﴾
And the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allah].
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← read from right to left1And fell downوَأُلْقِيَwa-ulqiyaCBFCONJ+Vوَand+أُلْقِيَFell down 2The magiciansالسَّحَرَةُl-saharatuIالthe+سَحَرَةُMagicians 3ProstrateسَاجِدِينَsajidinaI قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ ﴿121﴾
They said, "We have believed in the Lord of the worlds,
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← read from right to left2We believeآمَنَّاamannaF 3In the LordبِرَبِّbirabbiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+رَبِّThe Lord 4Of the worldsالْعَالَمِينَl-'alaminaIالthe+عَالَمِينَOf the worlds رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَٰرُونَ ﴿122﴾
The Lord of Moses and Aaron."
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← read from right to left3And aaronوَهَارُونَwaharunaCBICONJ+PNوَand+هَارُونَAaron قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ ءَامَنتُم بِهِۦ قَبْلَ أَنْ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمْ ۖ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَمَكْرٌ مَّكَرْتُمُوهُ فِى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ لِتُخْرِجُوا۟ مِنْهَآ أَهْلَهَا ۖ فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ﴿123﴾
Said Pharaoh, "You believed in him 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.
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← read from right to left2Pharaohفِرْعَوْنُfir'awnuI 3You believedآمَنْتُمْamantumF 4In himبِهِbihiCBHP+PRONATTبِwith / in+هِhim / his / it 7I give permissionآذَنَadhanaF 8To youلَكُمْlakumCBHP+PRONATTلَfor / to+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 11Is surely a plotلَمَكْرٌlamakrunCBILAM+Nلَfor / to+مَكْرٌIs surely a plot 12You have plotted itمَكَرْتُمُوهُmakartumuhuCBFV+PRONATTمَكَرْتُمُYou have plotted+وهُit / him 14The cityالْمَدِينَةِl-madinatiIالthe+مَدِينَةِCity 15So that you may drive outلِتُخْرِجُواlitukhrijuCBFP+Vلِfor / to+تُخْرِجُواSo that you may drive out 16From itمِنْهَاminhaCBHP+PRONATTمِنْFrom+هَاher / it / its 17Its peopleأَهْلَهَاahlahaCBIN+PRONATTأَهْلَIts people+هَاher / it / its 18But soonفَسَوْفَfasawfaCBHCONJ+FUTفَso / then+سَوْفَBut soon 19You will knowتَعْلَمُونَta'lamunaF لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُم مِّنْ خِلَٰفٍ ثُمَّ لَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ﴿124﴾
I will surely cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides; then I will surely crucify you all."
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← read from right to left1I will surely cut offلَأُقَطِّعَنَّla-uqatti'annaCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+أُقَطِّعَI will surely cut off+نَّemphasis 2Your handsأَيْدِيَكُمْaydiyakumCBIN+PRONATTأَيْدِيَYour hands+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 3And your feetوَأَرْجُلَكُمْwa-arjulakumCBICONJ+N+PRONATTوَand+أَرْجُلَYour feet+كُمْyou / your (pl.) 5Opposite sidesخِلَافٍkhilafinI 7I will surely crucify youلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْla-usallibannakumCBFLAM+V+PRONATTلَfor / to+أُصَلِّبَI will surely crucify you+نَّemphasis+كُمْyou / your (pl.) قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّآ إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ ﴿125﴾
They said, "Indeed, to our Lord we will return.
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← read from right to left4Our LordرَبِّنَاrabbinaCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّOur Lord+نَاus / our 5Will returnمُنْقَلِبُونَmunqalibunaI وَمَا تَنقِمُ مِنَّآ إِلَّآ أَنْ ءَامَنَّا بِـَٔايَٰتِ رَبِّنَا لَمَّا جَآءَتْنَا ۚ رَبَّنَآ أَفْرِغْ عَلَيْنَا صَبْرًا وَتَوَفَّنَا مُسْلِمِينَ ﴿126﴾
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 patience and let us die as Muslims [in submission to You]."
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← read from right to left2You take revengeتَنْقِمُtanqimuF 4ExceptإِلَّاillaHإِنْif=لَاnot 6We believedآمَنَّاamannaF 7In the signsبِآيَاتِbi-ayatiCBIP+Nبِwith / in+آيَاتِThe signs 8Of our LordرَبِّنَاrabbinaCBIN+PRONATTرَبِّOf our Lord+نَاus / our 10They came to usجَاءَتْنَاja'atnaCBFV+PRONATTجَاءَتْThey came to+نَاus / our 11Our LordرَبَّنَاrabbanaCBIN+PRONATTرَبَّOur Lord+نَاus / our 13Upon usعَلَيْنَا'alaynaCBHP+PRONATTعَلَىUpon+نَاus / our 15And cause us to dieوَتَوَفَّنَاwatawaffanaCBFCONJ+V+PRONATTوَand+تَوَفَّCause us to die+نَاus / our 16As muslimsمُسْلِمِينَmusliminaI English translation: Saheeh International. Arabic in the Uthmani script. Word meanings, grammar markers and word pieces are ILMHUB’s own work from its Quran database. Sources and thanks.
