قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَا رَبُّ الْعَالَمِينَ
23. Said Pharaoh, "And what is the Lord of the worlds?"
قَالَ لِمَنْ حَوْلَهُ أَلَا تَسْتَمِعُونَ
25. [Pharaoh] said to those around him, "Do you not hear?"
قَالَ فَأْتِ بِهِ إِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ
31. [Pharaoh] said, "Then bring it, if you should be of the truthful."
قَالُوا أَرْجِهْ وَأَخَاهُ وَابْعَثْ فِي الْمَدَائِنِ حَاشِرِينَ
36. They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers
يَأْتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمٍ
37. Who will bring you every learned, skilled magician."
فَجُمِعَ السَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَاتِ يَوْمٍ مَعْلُومٍ
38. So the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a well-known day.
وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلْ أَنْتُمْ مُجْتَمِعُونَ
39. And it was said to the people, "Will you congregate
لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ السَّحَرَةَ إِنْ كَانُوا هُمُ الْغَالِبِينَ
40. That we might follow the magicians if they are the predominant?"
فَلَمَّا جَاءَ السَّحَرَةُ قَالُوا لِفِرْعَوْنَ أَئِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِنْ كُنَّا نَحْنُ الْغَالِبِينَ
41. And when the magicians arrived, they said to Pharaoh, "Is there indeed for us a reward if we are the predominant?"
قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَمِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ
42. He said, "Yes, and indeed, you will then be of those near [to me]."
