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قَالُوا۟ They said يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ O Musa إِمَّآ Either أَن [that] تُلْقِىَ you throw وَإِمَّآ or أَن [that] نَّكُونَ we will be أَوَّلَ the first مَنْ who أَلْقَىٰ throws ٦٥

They said, "O Moses, either you throw or we will be the first to throw."

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قَالَ He said بَلْ Nay أَلْقُوا۟ ۖ you throw فَإِذَا Then behold حِبَالُهُمْ Their ropes وَعِصِيُّهُمْ and their staffs يُخَيَّلُ seemed إِلَيْهِ to him مِن by سِحْرِهِمْ their magic أَنَّهَا that they تَسْعَىٰ (were) moving ٦٦

He said, "Rather, you throw." And suddenly their ropes and staffs seemed to him from their magic that they were moving [like snakes].

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فَأَوْجَسَ So sensed فِى in نَفْسِهِۦ himself خِيفَةًۭ a fear مُّوسَىٰ Musa ٦٧

And he sensed within himself apprehension, did Moses.

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قُلْنَا We said لَا (Do) not تَخَفْ fear إِنَّكَ Indeed, you أَنتَ you ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ (will be) superior ٦٨

We [i.e., Allāh] said, "Fear not. Indeed, it is you who are superior.

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وَأَلْقِ And throw مَا what فِى (is) in يَمِينِكَ your right hand تَلْقَفْ it will swallow up مَا what صَنَعُوٓا۟ ۖ they have made إِنَّمَا Only صَنَعُوا۟ they (have) made كَيْدُ a trick سَـٰحِرٍۢ ۖ (of) a magician وَلَا and not يُفْلِحُ will be successful ٱلسَّاحِرُ the magician حَيْثُ wherever أَتَىٰ he comes ٦٩

And throw what is in your right hand; it will swallow up what they have crafted. What they have crafted is but the trick of a magician, and the magician will not succeed wherever he is."

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فَأُلْقِىَ So were thrown down ٱلسَّحَرَةُ the magicians سُجَّدًۭا prostrating قَالُوٓا۟ They said ءَامَنَّا We believe بِرَبِّ in (the) Lord هَـٰرُونَ (of) Harun وَمُوسَىٰ and Musa ٧٠

So the magicians fell down in prostration. They said, "We have believed in the Lord of Aaron and Moses."

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قَالَ He said ءَامَنتُمْ You believe لَهُۥ [to] him قَبْلَ before أَنْ [that] ءَاذَنَ I gave permission لَكُمْ ۖ to you إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he لَكَبِيرُكُمُ (is) your chief ٱلَّذِى the one who عَلَّمَكُمُ taught you ٱلسِّحْرَ ۖ the magic فَلَأُقَطِّعَنَّ So surely I will cut off أَيْدِيَكُمْ your hands وَأَرْجُلَكُم and your feet مِّنْ of خِلَـٰفٍۢ opposite sides وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ and surely I will crucify you فِى on جُذُوعِ (the) trunks ٱلنَّخْلِ (of) date-palms وَلَتَعْلَمُنَّ and surely you will know أَيُّنَآ which of us أَشَدُّ (is) more severe عَذَابًۭا (in) punishment وَأَبْقَىٰ and more lasting ٧١

[Pharaoh] said, "You believed him [i.e., Moses] before I gave you permission. Indeed, he is your leader who has taught you magic. So I will surely cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will crucify you on the trunks of palm trees, and you will surely know which of us is more severe in [giving] punishment and more enduring."

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قَالُوا۟ They said لَن Never نُّؤْثِرَكَ we will prefer you عَلَىٰ over مَا what جَآءَنَا has come to us مِنَ of ٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ the clear proofs وَٱلَّذِى and the One Who فَطَرَنَا ۖ created us فَٱقْضِ So decree مَآ whatever أَنتَ you قَاضٍ ۖ (are) decreeing إِنَّمَا Only تَقْضِى you can decree هَـٰذِهِ (for) this ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ life ٱلدُّنْيَآ (of) the world ٧٢

They said, "Never will we prefer you over what has come to us of clear proofs and [over] He who created us. So decree whatever you are to decree. You can only decree for this worldly life.

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إِنَّآ Indeed, [we] ءَامَنَّا we believe بِرَبِّنَا in our Lord لِيَغْفِرَ that He may forgive لَنَا for us خَطَـٰيَـٰنَا our sins وَمَآ and what أَكْرَهْتَنَا you compelled us عَلَيْهِ on it مِنَ of ٱلسِّحْرِ ۗ the magic وَٱللَّهُ And Allah خَيْرٌۭ (is) Best وَأَبْقَىٰٓ and Ever Lasting ٧٣

Indeed, we have believed in our Lord that He may forgive us our sins and what you compelled us [to do] of magic. And Allāh is better and more enduring."

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إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, he مَن who يَأْتِ comes رَبَّهُۥ (to) his Lord مُجْرِمًۭا (as) a criminal فَإِنَّ then indeed لَهُۥ for him جَهَنَّمَ (is) Hell لَا Not يَمُوتُ he will die فِيهَا in it وَلَا and not يَحْيَىٰ live ٧٤

Indeed, whoever comes to his Lord as a criminal - indeed, for him is Hell; he will neither die therein nor live.

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وَمَن But whoever يَأْتِهِۦ comes to Him مُؤْمِنًۭا (as) a believer قَدْ verily عَمِلَ he has done ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ the righteous deeds فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ then those لَهُمُ for them ٱلدَّرَجَـٰتُ (will be) the ranks ٱلْعُلَىٰ [the] high ٧٥

But whoever comes to Him as a believer having done righteous deeds - for those will be the highest degrees [in position]:

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جَنَّـٰتُ Gardens عَدْنٍۢ (of) Eden تَجْرِى flows مِن from تَحْتِهَا underneath them ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ the rivers خَـٰلِدِينَ abiding forever فِيهَا ۚ in it وَذَٰلِكَ And that جَزَآءُ (is) the reward مَن (for him) who تَزَكَّىٰ purifies himself ٧٦

Gardens of perpetual residence beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide eternally. And that is the reward of one who purifies himself.

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