قَالُوٓاْ أَرۡجِهۡ وَأَخَاهُ وَأَرۡسِلۡ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ
(7:111) Then they advised Pharaoh: 'Put off Moses and his brother for a while,
and send forth heralds to your cities
and send forth heralds to your cities
يَأۡتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَٰحِرٍ عَلِيمٖ
(7:112) to summon every skilful magician to your presence.'9
وَجَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ فِرۡعَوۡنَ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجۡرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ
(7:113) And the magicians came to Pharaoh and said: 'Shall we have a reward
if we win?'
if we win?'
قَالَ نَعَمۡ وَإِنَّكُمۡ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبِينَ
(7:114) Pharaoh replied: 'Certainly, and you shall be among those who are
near to me.'
near to me.'
قَالُواْ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلۡقِيَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ نَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُلۡقِينَ
(7:115) Then they said: '0 Moses, will you [first] throw your rod, or shall
we throw?'
we throw?'
قَالَ أَلۡقُواْۖ فَلَمَّآ أَلۡقَوۡاْ سَحَرُوٓاْ أَعۡيُنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَٱسۡتَرۡهَبُوهُمۡ وَجَآءُو بِسِحۡرٍ عَظِيمٖ
(7:116) Moses said: 'You throw.' So when they threw [their rods], they enchanted
the eyes of the people, and struck them with awe, and produced a mighty sorcery.
the eyes of the people, and struck them with awe, and produced a mighty sorcery.