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حَقِيقٌ Obligated عَلَىٰٓ on أَن that لَّآ not أَقُولَ I say عَلَى about ٱللَّهِ Allah إِلَّا except ٱلْحَقَّ ۚ the truth قَدْ Verily جِئْتُكُم I (have) come to you بِبَيِّنَةٍۢ with a clear Sign مِّن from رَّبِّكُمْ your Lord فَأَرْسِلْ so send مَعِىَ with me بَنِىٓ (the) Children إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (of) Israel ١٠٥

[Who is] obligated not to say about Allāh except the truth. I have come to you with clear evidence from your Lord, so send with me the Children of Israel."

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قَالَ He said إِن If كُنتَ you have جِئْتَ come بِـَٔايَةٍۢ with a Sign فَأْتِ then bring بِهَآ it إِن if كُنتَ you are مِنَ of ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ the truthful ١٠٦

[Pharaoh] said, "If you have come with a sign, then bring it forth, if you should be of the truthful."

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فَأَلْقَىٰ So he threw عَصَاهُ his staff فَإِذَا and suddenly هِىَ it ثُعْبَانٌۭ (was) a serpent مُّبِينٌۭ manifest ١٠٧

So he [i.e., Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent, manifest.

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وَنَزَعَ And he drew out يَدَهُۥ his hand فَإِذَا and suddenly هِىَ it بَيْضَآءُ (was) white لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ for the observers ١٠٨

And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white [with radiance] for the observers.

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قَالَ Said ٱلْمَلَأُ the chiefs مِن of قَوْمِ (the) people فِرْعَوْنَ (of) Firaun إِنَّ Indeed هَـٰذَا this لَسَـٰحِرٌ (is) surely a magician عَلِيمٌۭ learned ١٠٩

Said the eminent among the people of Pharaoh, "Indeed, this is a learned magician

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يُرِيدُ He wants أَن to يُخْرِجَكُم drive you out مِّنْ from أَرْضِكُمْ ۖ your land فَمَاذَا so what تَأْمُرُونَ (do) you instruct ١١٠

Who wants to expel you from your land [through magic], so what do you instruct?"

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قَالُوٓا۟ They said أَرْجِهْ Postpone him وَأَخَاهُ and his brother وَأَرْسِلْ and send فِى in ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ the cities حَـٰشِرِينَ gatherers ١١١

They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers

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يَأْتُوكَ They (will) bring to you بِكُلِّ [with] every سَـٰحِرٍ magician عَلِيمٍۢ learned ١١٢

Who will bring you every learned magician."

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وَجَآءَ So came ٱلسَّحَرَةُ the magicians فِرْعَوْنَ (to) Firaun قَالُوٓا۟ They said إِنَّ Indeed لَنَا for us لَأَجْرًا surely (will be) a reward إِن if كُنَّا we are نَحْنُ [we] ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ the victors ١١٣

And the magicians came to Pharaoh. They said, "Indeed for us is a reward if we are the predominant."

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قَالَ He said نَعَمْ Yes وَإِنَّكُمْ and indeed you لَمِنَ surely (will be) of ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ the ones who are near ١١٤

He said, "Yes, and, [moreover], you will be among those made near [to me]."

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قَالُوا۟ They said يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ O Musa إِمَّآ Whether أَن [that] تُلْقِىَ you throw وَإِمَّآ or Whether أَن [that] نَّكُونَ we will be نَحْنُ [we] ٱلْمُلْقِينَ the ones to throw ١١٥

They said, "O Moses, either you throw [your staff], or we will be the ones to throw [first]."

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قَالَ He said أَلْقُوا۟ ۖ Throw فَلَمَّآ Then when أَلْقَوْا۟ they threw سَحَرُوٓا۟ they bewitched أَعْيُنَ (the) eyes ٱلنَّاسِ (of) the people وَٱسْتَرْهَبُوهُمْ and terrified them وَجَآءُو and came (up) بِسِحْرٍ with a magic عَظِيمٍۢ great ١١٦

He said, "Throw," and when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people and struck terror into them, and they presented a great [feat of] magic.

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۞ وَأَوْحَيْنَآ And We inspired إِلَىٰ to مُوسَىٰٓ Musa أَنْ that أَلْقِ Throw عَصَاكَ ۖ your staff فَإِذَا and suddenly هِىَ it تَلْقَفُ swallow(ed) مَا what يَأْفِكُونَ they (were) falsifying ١١٧

And We inspired to Moses, "Throw your staff," and at once it devoured what they were falsifying.

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فَوَقَعَ So was established ٱلْحَقُّ the truth وَبَطَلَ and became futile مَا what كَانُوا۟ they used to يَعْمَلُونَ do ١١٨

So the truth was established, and abolished was what they were doing.

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فَغُلِبُوا۟ So they were defeated هُنَالِكَ there وَٱنقَلَبُوا۟ and returned صَـٰغِرِينَ humiliated ١١٩

And they [i.e., Pharaoh and his people] were overcome right there and became debased.

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وَأُلْقِىَ And fell down ٱلسَّحَرَةُ the magicians سَـٰجِدِينَ prostrate ١٢٠

And the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allāh].

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