26. Shuara · verses 25–31

قَالَ لِمَنۡ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ أَلَا تَسۡتَمِعُونَ

Qala liman hawlahu ala tastamiAAoona

(Pharaoh) said to those around: "Did ye not listen (to what he says)?"

قَالَ رَبُّكُمۡ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

Qala rabbukum warabbu abaikumu alawwaleena

(Moses) said: "Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers from the beginning!"

قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ ٱلَّذِيٓ أُرۡسِلَ إِلَيۡكُمۡ لَمَجۡنُونٞ

Qala inna rasoolakumu allathee orsila ilaykum lamajnoonun

(Pharaoh) said: "Truly your messenger who has been sent to you is a veritable madman!"

قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآۖ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡقِلُونَ

Qala rabbu almashriqi waalmaghribi wama baynahuma in kuntum taAAqiloona

(Moses) said: "Lord of the East and the West, and all between! if ye only had sense!"

قَالَ لَئِنِ ٱتَّخَذۡتَ إِلَٰهًا غَيۡرِي لَأَجۡعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمَسۡجُونِينَ

Qala laini ittakhathta ilahan ghayree laajAAalannaka mina almasjooneena

(Pharaoh) said: "If thou dost put forward any god other than me, I will certainly put thee in prison!"

قَالَ أَوَلَوۡ جِئۡتُكَ بِشَيۡءٖ مُّبِينٖ

Qala awalaw jituka bishayin mubeenin

(Moses) said: "Even if I showed you something clear (and) convincing?"

قَالَ فَأۡتِ بِهِۦٓ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

Qala fati bihi in kunta mina alssadiqeena

(Pharaoh) said: "Show it then, if thou tellest the truth!"