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حَقِيقٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَن لَّآ أَقُولَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا ٱلْحَقَّ ۚ قَدْ جِئْتُكُم بِبَيِّنَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ فَأَرْسِلْ مَعِىَ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ﴿١٠٥﴾

Approved upon condition that I speak concerning Allah nothing but the truth. I come unto you (lords of Egypt) with a clear proof from your Lord. So let the Children of Israel go with me.

قَالَ إِن كُنتَ جِئْتَ بِـَٔايَةٍ فَأْتِ بِهَآ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ﴿١٠٦﴾

(Pharaoh) said: If thou comest with a token, then produce it, if thou art of those who speak the truth.

فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِينٌ﴿١٠٧﴾

Then he flung down his staff and lo! it was a serpent manifest;

وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِىَ بَيْضَآءُ لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَ﴿١٠٨﴾

And he drew forth his hand (from his bosom), and lo! it was white for the beholders.

قَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِن قَوْمِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَسَـٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ﴿١٠٩﴾

The chiefs of Pharaoh's people said: Lo! this is some knowing wizard,

يُرِيدُ أَن يُخْرِجَكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُمْ ۖ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُونَ﴿١١٠﴾

Who would expel you from your land. Now what do ye advise?

قَالُوٓا۟ أَرْجِهْ وَأَخَاهُ وَأَرْسِلْ فِى ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ حَـٰشِرِينَ﴿١١١﴾

They said (unto Pharaoh): Put him off (a while) - him and his brother - and send into the cities summoners,

يَأْتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَـٰحِرٍ عَلِيمٍ﴿١١٢﴾

To bring each knowing wizard unto thee.

وَجَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحْنُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ﴿١١٣﴾

And the wizards came to Pharaoh, saying: Surely there will be a reward for us if we are victors.

قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ﴿١١٤﴾

He answered: Yes, and surely ye shall be of those brought near (to me).

قَالُوا۟ يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلْقِىَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ نَحْنُ ٱلْمُلْقِينَ﴿١١٥﴾

They said: O Moses! Either throw (first) or let us be the first throwers?

قَالَ أَلْقُوا۟ ۖ فَلَمَّآ أَلْقَوْا۟ سَحَرُوٓا۟ أَعْيُنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَٱسْتَرْهَبُوهُمْ وَجَآءُو بِسِحْرٍ عَظِيمٍ﴿١١٦﴾

He said: Throw! And when they threw they cast a spell upon the people's eyes, and overawed them, and produced a mighty spell.

۞ وَأَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنْ أَلْقِ عَصَاكَ ۖ فَإِذَا هِىَ تَلْقَفُ مَا يَأْفِكُونَ﴿١١٧﴾

And We inspired Moses (saying): Throw thy staff! And lo! it swallowed up their lying show.

فَوَقَعَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَبَطَلَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ﴿١١٨﴾

Thus was the Truth vindicated and that which they were doing was made vain.

فَغُلِبُوا۟ هُنَالِكَ وَٱنقَلَبُوا۟ صَـٰغِرِينَ﴿١١٩﴾

Thus were they there defeated and brought low.

وَأُلْقِىَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَـٰجِدِينَ﴿١٢٠﴾

And the wizards fell down prostrate,