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ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 20

قَالَ فَعَلۡتُهَآ إِذٗا وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

[Moses] said, "I did it, then, while I was of those astray [i.e., ignorant].

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 21

فَفَرَرۡتُ مِنكُمۡ لَمَّا خِفۡتُكُمۡ فَوَهَبَ لِي رَبِّي حُكۡمٗا وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ

So I fled from you when I feared you. Then my Lord granted me judgement [i.e., wisdom and prophethood] and appointed me [as one] of the messengers.

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 22

وَتِلۡكَ نِعۡمَةٞ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَيَّ أَنۡ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ

And is this a favor of which you remind me - that you have enslaved the Children of Israel?"

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 23

قَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ وَمَا رَبُّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ

Said Pharaoh, "And what is the Lord of the worlds?"

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 24

قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ

[Moses] said, "The Lord of the heavens and earth and that between them, if you should be convinced."

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 25

قَالَ لِمَنۡ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ أَلَا تَسۡتَمِعُونَ

[Pharaoh] said to those around him, "Do you not hear?"

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 26

قَالَ رَبُّكُمۡ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

[Moses] said, "Your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers."

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 27

قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ ٱلَّذِيٓ أُرۡسِلَ إِلَيۡكُمۡ لَمَجۡنُونٞ

[Pharaoh] said,^[1047] "Indeed, your 'messenger' who has been sent to you is mad."

[1047] Angrily addressing those present.

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 28

قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلۡمَشۡرِقِ وَٱلۡمَغۡرِبِ وَمَا بَيۡنَهُمَآۖ إِن كُنتُمۡ تَعۡقِلُونَ

[Moses] said, "Lord of the east and the west and that between them, if you were to reason."

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 29

قَالَ لَئِنِ ٱتَّخَذۡتَ إِلَٰهًا غَيۡرِي لَأَجۡعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلۡمَسۡجُونِينَ

[Pharaoh] said, "If you take a god other than me, I will surely place you among those imprisoned."

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 30

قَالَ أَوَلَوۡ جِئۡتُكَ بِشَيۡءٖ مُّبِينٖ

[Moses] said, "Even if I brought you something [i.e., proof] manifest?"

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 31

قَالَ فَأۡتِ بِهِۦٓ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

[Pharaoh] said, "Then bring it, if you should be of the truthful."

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 32

فَأَلۡقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعۡبَانٞ مُّبِينٞ

So [Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent manifest.^[1048]

[1048] i.e., clearly genuine.

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 33

وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِيَ بَيۡضَآءُ لِلنَّٰظِرِينَ

And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white for the observers.

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 34

قَالَ لِلۡمَلَإِ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٞ

[Pharaoh] said to the eminent ones around him, "Indeed, this is a learned magician.

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 35

يُرِيدُ أَن يُخۡرِجَكُم مِّنۡ أَرۡضِكُم بِسِحۡرِهِۦ فَمَاذَا تَأۡمُرُونَ

He wants to drive you out of your land by his magic, so what do you advise?"

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 36

قَالُوٓاْ أَرۡجِهۡ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبۡعَثۡ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ

They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 37

يَأۡتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمٖ

Who will bring you every learned, skilled magician."

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 38

فَجُمِعَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَٰتِ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ

So the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a well-known day.^[1049]

[1049] i.e., the morning of the day of festival. See 20:58-59.

ߟߝߊߙߌ ߘߏ߫: 39

وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلۡ أَنتُم مُّجۡتَمِعُونَ

And it was said to the people, "Will you congregate