وَمَا And not نُرِيهِم We showed them مِّنْ of ءَايَةٍ a Sign إِلَّا but هِىَ it أَكْبَرُ (was) greater مِنْ than أُخْتِهَا ۖ its sister وَأَخَذْنَـٰهُم and We seized them بِٱلْعَذَابِ with the punishment لَعَلَّهُمْ so that they may يَرْجِعُونَ return ٤٨
And We showed them not a sign except that it was greater than its sister, and We seized them with affliction that perhaps they might return [to faith].
— Come To Light
وَقَالُوا۟ And they said يَـٰٓأَيُّهَ O ٱلسَّاحِرُ [the] magician ٱدْعُ Invoke لَنَا for us رَبَّكَ your Lord بِمَا by what عَهِدَ He has made covenant عِندَكَ with you إِنَّنَا Indeed, we لَمُهْتَدُونَ (will) surely be guided ٤٩
And they said [to Moses], "O magician, invoke for us your Lord by what He has promised you. Indeed, we will be guided."
— Come To Light
فَلَمَّا But when كَشَفْنَا We removed عَنْهُمُ from them ٱلْعَذَابَ the punishment إِذَا behold هُمْ They يَنكُثُونَ broke (their word) ٥٠
But when We removed from them the affliction, at once they broke their word.
— Come To Light
وَنَادَىٰ And called out فِرْعَوْنُ Firaun فِى among قَوْمِهِۦ his people قَالَ he said يَـٰقَوْمِ O my people أَلَيْسَ Is not لِى for me مُلْكُ (the) kingdom مِصْرَ (of) Egypt وَهَـٰذِهِ and these ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ [the] rivers تَجْرِى flowing مِن underneath me تَحْتِىٓ ۖ underneath me أَفَلَا Then do not تُبْصِرُونَ you see ٥١
And Pharaoh called out among his people; he said, "O my people, does not the kingdom of Egypt belong to me, and these rivers flowing beneath me; then do you not see?
— Come To Light
أَمْ Or أَنَا۠ am I خَيْرٌۭ better مِّنْ than هَـٰذَا this ٱلَّذِى one who هُوَ he مَهِينٌۭ (is) insignificant وَلَا and hardly يَكَادُ and hardly يُبِينُ clear ٥٢
Or am I [not] better than this one [i.e., Moses] who is insignificant and hardly makes himself clear?
— Come To Light
فَلَوْلَآ Then why not أُلْقِىَ are placed عَلَيْهِ on him أَسْوِرَةٌۭ bracelets مِّن of ذَهَبٍ gold أَوْ or جَآءَ come مَعَهُ with him ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ the Angels مُقْتَرِنِينَ accompanying (him) ٥٣
Then why have there not been placed upon him bracelets of gold or come with him the angels in conjunction?"
— Come To Light
فَٱسْتَخَفَّ So he bluffed قَوْمَهُۥ his people فَأَطَاعُوهُ ۚ and they obeyed him إِنَّهُمْ Indeed, they كَانُوا۟ were قَوْمًۭا a people فَـٰسِقِينَ defiantly disobedient ٥٤
So he bluffed his people, and they obeyed him. Indeed, they were [themselves] a people defiantly disobedient [of Allāh].
— Come To Light
فَلَمَّآ So when ءَاسَفُونَا they angered Us ٱنتَقَمْنَا We took retribution مِنْهُمْ from them فَأَغْرَقْنَـٰهُمْ and We drowned them أَجْمَعِينَ all ٥٥
And when they angered Us, We took retribution from them and drowned them all.
— Come To Light
فَجَعَلْنَـٰهُمْ And We made them سَلَفًۭا a precedent وَمَثَلًۭا and an example لِّلْـَٔاخِرِينَ for the later (generations) ٥٦
And We made them a precedent and an example for the later peoples.
— Come To Light
۞ وَلَمَّا And when ضُرِبَ is presented ٱبْنُ (the) son مَرْيَمَ (of) Maryam مَثَلًا (as) an example إِذَا behold قَوْمُكَ Your people مِنْهُ about it يَصِدُّونَ laughed aloud ٥٧
And when the son of Mary was presented as an example, immediately your people laughed aloud.
— Come To Light
وَقَالُوٓا۟ And they said ءَأَـٰلِهَتُنَا Are our gods خَيْرٌ better أَمْ or هُوَ ۚ he مَا Not ضَرَبُوهُ they present it لَكَ to you إِلَّا except جَدَلًۢا ۚ (for) argument بَلْ Nay هُمْ they قَوْمٌ (are) a people خَصِمُونَ argumentative ٥٨
And they said, "Are our gods better, or is he?" They did not present it [i.e., the comparison] except for [mere] argument. But, [in fact], they are a people prone to dispute.
— Come To Light
إِنْ Not هُوَ he إِلَّا (was) except عَبْدٌ a slave أَنْعَمْنَا We bestowed Our favor عَلَيْهِ on him وَجَعَلْنَـٰهُ and We made him مَثَلًۭا an example لِّبَنِىٓ for (the) Children of Israel إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ for (the) Children of Israel ٥٩
He [i.e., Jesus] was not but a servant upon whom We bestowed favor, and We made him an example for the Children of Israel.
— Come To Light
وَلَوْ And if نَشَآءُ We willed لَجَعَلْنَا surely We (could have) made مِنكُم among you مَّلَـٰٓئِكَةًۭ Angels فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth يَخْلُفُونَ succeeding ٦٠
And if We willed, We could have made [instead] of you angels succeeding [one another] on the earth.
— Come To Light
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