قَالَ أَوَلَوۡ جِئۡتُكَ بِشَيۡءٖ مُّبِينٖ
He said: Even though I show thee something plain?
قَالَ فَأۡتِ بِهِۦٓ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
(Pharaoh) said: Produce it then, if thou art of the truthful!
فَأَلۡقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعۡبَانٞ مُّبِينٞ
Then he flung down his staff and it became a serpent manifest,
وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِيَ بَيۡضَآءُ لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ
And he drew forth his hand and lo! it was white to the beholders.
قَالَ لِلۡمَلَإِ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٞ
(Pharaoh) said unto the chiefs about him: Lo! this is verily a knowing wizard,
يُرِيدُ أَن يُخۡرِجَكُم مِّنۡ أَرۡضِكُم بِسِحۡرِهِۦ فَمَاذَا تَأۡمُرُونَ
Who would drive you out of your land by his magic. Now what counsel ye?
قَالُوٓاْ أَرۡجِهۡ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبۡعَثۡ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ
They said: Put him off, (him) and his brother, and send into the cities summoners
يَأۡتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمٖ
Who shall bring unto thee every knowing wizard.