(40) That we might follow the magicians if they are the predominant?"
— الترجمة الإنجليزية - صحيح انترناشونال
 40. "That we may follow the sorcerers [who were on Fir‘aun’s (Pharaoh) religion of disbelief] if they are the winners."
— الترجمة الإنجليزية
لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ

That possibly we would closely follow the sorcerers, in case they are the ones who are the overcomers?"

— Dr. Ghali - English translation
لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ

"That we may follow the sorcerers [who were on Fir'aun's (Pharaoh) religion of disbelief] if they are the winners."

— Muhsin Khan - English translation
لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ

(They said): Aye, so that we may follow the wizards if they are the winners.

— Pickthall - English translation
لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ

"That we may follow the sorcerers (in religion) if they win?"

— Yusuf Ali - English translation
لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ

That we might follow the magicians if they are the predominant?"

— Sahih International - English translation
لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ

(26:40) We may perhaps follow the religion of the magicians if they triumph."3

— Abul Ala Maududi(With tafsir) - English translation
لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ

‘Are you all coming? We may follow the sorcerers if they win!’

— Abdul Haleem - English translation
لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ

so that we may follow the sorcerers if they are victorious?”

— Mufti Taqi Usmani - English translation
لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ

so that we may follow the magicians if they prevail?”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran - English translation
لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ

so that we may follow the magicians if they prevail?”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab - English translation
so that we may follow the magicians if they are victorious?”
— الترجمة الإنجليزية - مركز رواد الترجمة
40. If the magicians succeed over Moses, perhaps we should follow them in their religion.
— الترجمة الإنجليزية للمختصر في تفسير القرآن الكريم
so that we may follow the sorcerers if they emerge triumphant?’
— ترجمة معاني القرآن الكريم - عادل صلاحي