قَالَ أَوَلَوۡ جِئۡتُكَ بِشَيۡءٖ مُّبِينٖ
He (Mūsā) said “Will you (do this) even if I bring to you something evident?”
قَالَ فَأۡتِ بِهِۦٓ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ
He said, “Then bring it, if you are truthful.”
فَأَلۡقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعۡبَانٞ مُّبِينٞ
So, he threw down his staff, and in no time it was a serpent, clearly visible,
وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِيَ بَيۡضَآءُ لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ
and he drew out his hand, and right then it was a white light to the onlookers.
قَالَ لِلۡمَلَإِ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٞ
He (Pharaoh) said to the chiefs around him “This man is certainly an expert sorcerer”.
يُرِيدُ أَن يُخۡرِجَكُم مِّنۡ أَرۡضِكُم بِسِحۡرِهِۦ فَمَاذَا تَأۡمُرُونَ
He wants to expel you from your land with his sorcery. So what do you suggest?”
قَالُوٓاْ أَرۡجِهۡ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبۡعَثۡ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ
They said, “Leave him and his brother alone for some time, and send heralds to the cities,
يَأۡتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمٖ
so that they bring to you every highly expert sorcerer.”