Qaala lahum Moosaa wailakum laa taftaroo 'alal laahi kaziban fa yus hitakum bi 'azaab, wa qad khaaba manif taraa
Moses said to them [i.e., the magicians summoned by Pharaoh], "Woe to you! Do not invent a lie against Allah or He will exterminate you with a punishment; and he has failed who invents [such falsehood]."
Fatanaaza'ooo amrahum bainahum wa asarrun najwaa
So they disputed over their affair among themselves and concealed their private conversation.
Qaalooo in haaazaani lasaahiraani yureedaani ai yukhrijaakum min ardikum bisihrihimaa wa yazhabaa bitareeqatikumul muslaa
They said, "Indeed, these are two magicians who want to drive you out of your land with their magic and do away with your most exemplary way [i.e., religion or tradition].
Fa ajmi'oo kaidakum summma'too saffaa; wa qad aflahal yawma manis ta'laa
So resolve upon your plan and then come [forward] in line. And he has succeeded today who overcomes."
Qaaloo yaa Moosaaa immaaa an tulqiya wa immaaa an nakoona awala man alqaa
They said, "O Moses, either you throw or we will be the first to throw."
Qaala bal alqoo fa izaa hibaaluhum wa 'isiyyuhum yuhaiyalu ilaihi min sihrihim annahaa tas'aa
He said, "Rather, you throw." And suddenly their ropes and staffs seemed to him from their magic that they were moving [like snakes].
Fa awjasa fee nafsihee kheefatam Moosa
And he sensed within himself apprehension, did Moses.
Qulnaa laa takhaf innaka antal a'laa
We [i.e., Allah] said, "Fear not. Indeed, it is you who are superior.
Wa alqi maa fee yamee nika talqaf maa sana'oo; innamaa sana'oo kaidu saahir; wa laa yuflihus saahiru haisu ataa
And throw what is in your right hand; it will swallow up what they have crafted. What they have crafted is but the trick of a magician, and the magician will not succeed wherever he is."
Fa ulqiyas saharatu sujjadan qaalooo aamannaa bi Rabbi Haaroona wa Moosa
So the magicians fell down in prostration. They said, "We have believed in the Lord of Aaron and Moses."