7. Araf · verses 107–117

فَأَلۡقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعۡبَانٞ مُّبِينٞ

Faalqa AAasahu faitha hiya thuAAbanun mubeenun

Then (Moses) threw his rod, and behold! it was a serpent, plain (for all to see)!

وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِيَ بَيۡضَآءُ لِلنَّٰظِرِينَ

WanazaAAa yadahu faitha hiya baydao lilnnathireena

And he drew out his hand, and behold! it was white to all beholders!

قَالَ ٱلۡمَلَأُ مِن قَوۡمِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٞ

Qala almalao min qawmi firAAawna inna hatha lasahirun AAaleemun

Said the Chiefs of the people of Pharaoh: "This is indeed a sorcerer well-versed.

يُرِيدُ أَن يُخۡرِجَكُم مِّنۡ أَرۡضِكُمۡۖ فَمَاذَا تَأۡمُرُونَ

Yureedu an yukhrijakum min ardikum famatha tamuroona

"His plan is to get you out of your land: then what is it ye counsel?"

قَالُوٓاْ أَرۡجِهۡ وَأَخَاهُ وَأَرۡسِلۡ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ

Qaloo arjih waakhahu waarsil fee almadaini hashireena

They said: "Keep him and his brother in suspense (for a while); and send to the cities men to collect-

يَأۡتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَٰحِرٍ عَلِيمٖ

Yatooka bikulli sahirin AAaleemin

And bring up to thee all (our) sorcerers well-versed."

وَجَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ فِرۡعَوۡنَ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجۡرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ

Wajaa alssaharatu firAAawna qaloo inna lana laajran in kunna nahnu alghalibeena

So there came the sorcerers to Pharaoh: They said, "of course we shall have a (suitable) reward if we win!"

قَالَ نَعَمۡ وَإِنَّكُمۡ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبِينَ

Qala naAAam wainnakum lamina almuqarrabeena

He said: "Yea, (and more),- for ye shall in that case be (raised to posts) nearest (to my person)."

قَالُواْ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلۡقِيَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ نَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُلۡقِينَ

Qaloo ya moosa imma an tulqiya waimma an nakoona nahnu almulqeena

They said: "O Moses! wilt thou throw (first), or shall we have the (first) throw?"

قَالَ أَلۡقُواْۖ فَلَمَّآ أَلۡقَوۡاْ سَحَرُوٓاْ أَعۡيُنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَٱسۡتَرۡهَبُوهُمۡ وَجَآءُو بِسِحۡرٍ عَظِيمٖ

Qala alqoo falamma alqaw saharoo aAAyuna alnnasi waistarhaboohum wajaoo bisihrin AAatheemin

Said Moses: "Throw ye (first)." So when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people, and struck terror into them: for they showed a great (feat of) magic.

۞ وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنۡ أَلۡقِ عَصَاكَۖ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَلۡقَفُ مَا يَأۡفِكُونَ

Waawhayna ila moosa an alqi AAasaka faitha hiya talqafu ma yafikoona

We put it into Moses´s mind by inspiration: "Throw (now) thy rod":and behold! it swallows up straight away all the falsehoods which they fake!