قَالَ He said فَعَلْتُهَآ I did it إِذًۭا when وَأَنَا۠ I مِنَ (was) of ٱلضَّآلِّينَ those who are astray ٢٠
[Moses] said, "I did it, then, while I was of those astray [i.e., ignorant].
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فَفَرَرْتُ So I fled مِنكُمْ from you لَمَّا when خِفْتُكُمْ I feared you فَوَهَبَ But granted لِى to me رَبِّى my Lord حُكْمًۭا judgment وَجَعَلَنِى and made me مِنَ of ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ the Messengers ٢١
So I fled from you when I feared you. Then my Lord granted me judgement [i.e., wisdom and prophet hood] and appointed me [as one] of the messengers.
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وَتِلْكَ And this نِعْمَةٌۭ (is the) favor تَمُنُّهَا with which you reproach عَلَىَّ [on] me أَنْ that عَبَّدتَّ you have enslaved بَنِىٓ (the) Children of Israel إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ (the) Children of Israel ٢٢
And is this a favor of which you remind me - that you have enslaved the Children of Israel?"
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قَالَ Firaun said فِرْعَوْنُ Firaun said وَمَا And what رَبُّ (is the) Lord ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ (of) the worlds ٢٣
Said Pharaoh, "And what is the Lord of the worlds?"
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قَالَ He said رَبُّ Lord ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens وَٱلْأَرْضِ and the earth وَمَا and whatever بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ (is) between them إِن if كُنتُم you (should) be مُّوقِنِينَ convinced ٢٤
[Moses] said, "The Lord of the heavens and earth and that between them, if you should be convinced."
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قَالَ He said لِمَنْ to those حَوْلَهُۥٓ around him أَلَا Do not تَسْتَمِعُونَ you hear ٢٥
[Pharaoh] said to those around him, "Do you not hear?"
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قَالَ He said رَبُّكُمْ Your Lord وَرَبُّ and (the) Lord ءَابَآئِكُمُ (of) your forefathers ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ (of) your forefathers ٢٦
[Moses] said, "Your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers."
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قَالَ He said إِنَّ Indeed رَسُولَكُمُ your Messenger ٱلَّذِىٓ who أُرْسِلَ has been sent إِلَيْكُمْ to you لَمَجْنُونٌۭ (is) surely mad ٢٧
[Pharaoh] said, "Indeed, your 'messenger' who has been sent to you is mad."
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قَالَ He said رَبُّ Lord ٱلْمَشْرِقِ (of) the east وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ and the west وَمَا and whatever بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ (is) between them إِن if كُنتُمْ you were تَعْقِلُونَ (to) reason ٢٨
[Moses] said, "Lord of the east and the west and that between them, if you were to reason."
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قَالَ He said لَئِنِ If ٱتَّخَذْتَ you take إِلَـٰهًا a god غَيْرِى other than me لَأَجْعَلَنَّكَ I will surely make you مِنَ among ٱلْمَسْجُونِينَ those imprisoned ٢٩
[Pharaoh] said, "If you take a god other than me, I will surely place you among those imprisoned."
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قَالَ He said أَوَلَوْ Even if جِئْتُكَ I bring you بِشَىْءٍۢ something مُّبِينٍۢ manifest ٣٠
[Moses] said, "Even if I brought you something [i.e., proof] manifest?"
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قَالَ He said فَأْتِ Then bring بِهِۦٓ it إِن if كُنتَ you are مِنَ of ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ the truthful ٣١
[Pharaoh] said, "Then bring it, if you should be of the truthful."
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فَأَلْقَىٰ So he threw عَصَاهُ his staff فَإِذَا and behold هِىَ It ثُعْبَانٌۭ (was) a serpent مُّبِينٌۭ manifest ٣٢
So [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 behold هِىَ It بَيْضَآءُ (was) white لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ for the observers ٣٣
And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white for the observers.
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قَالَ He said لِلْمَلَإِ to the chiefs حَوْلَهُۥٓ around him إِنَّ Indeed هَـٰذَا this لَسَـٰحِرٌ (is) surely a magician عَلِيمٌۭ learned ٣٤
[Pharaoh] said to the eminent ones around him, "Indeed, this is a learned magician.
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يُرِيدُ He wants أَن to يُخْرِجَكُم drive you out مِّنْ from أَرْضِكُم your land بِسِحْرِهِۦ by his magic فَمَاذَا so what تَأْمُرُونَ (do) you advise ٣٥
He wants to drive you out of your land by his magic, so what do you advise?"
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قَالُوٓا۟ They said أَرْجِهْ Postpone him وَأَخَاهُ and his brother وَٱبْعَثْ and send فِى in ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ the cities حَـٰشِرِينَ gatherers ٣٦
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 every سَحَّارٍ magician عَلِيمٍۢ learned ٣٧
Who will bring you every learned, skilled magician."
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فَجُمِعَ So were assembled ٱلسَّحَرَةُ the magicians لِمِيقَـٰتِ for (the) appointment يَوْمٍۢ (on) a day مَّعْلُومٍۢ well-known ٣٨
So the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a well-known day.
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وَقِيلَ And it was said لِلنَّاسِ to the people هَلْ Will أَنتُم you مُّجْتَمِعُونَ assemble ٣٩
And it was said to the people, "Will you congregate.
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