قَالَ فَأْتِ بِهٖٓ اِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصّٰدِقِيْنَ ( الشعراء: ٣١ )
[Pharaoh] said, "Then bring it, if you should be of the truthful."
فَاَلْقٰى عَصَاهُ فَاِذَا هِيَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِيْنٌ ۚ ( الشعراء: ٣٢ )
So [Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent manifest.
وَنَزَعَ يَدَهٗ فَاِذَا هِيَ بَيْضَاۤءُ لِلنّٰظِرِيْنَ ࣖ ( الشعراء: ٣٣ )
And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white for the observers.
قَالَ لِلْمَلَاِ حَوْلَهٗٓ اِنَّ هٰذَا لَسٰحِرٌ عَلِيْمٌ ۙ ( الشعراء: ٣٤ )
[Pharaoh] said to the eminent ones around him, "Indeed, this is a learned magician.
يُّرِيْدُ اَنْ يُّخْرِجَكُمْ مِّنْ اَرْضِكُمْ بِسِحْرِهٖۖ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُوْنَ ( الشعراء: ٣٥ )
He wants to drive you out of your land by his magic, so what do you advise?"
قَالُوْٓا اَرْجِهْ وَاَخَاهُ وَابْعَثْ فِى الْمَدَاۤىِٕنِ حٰشِرِيْنَ ۙ ( الشعراء: ٣٦ )
They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers
يَأْتُوْكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيْمٍ ( الشعراء: ٣٧ )
Who will bring you every learned, skilled magician."
فَجُمِعَ السَّحَرَةُ لِمِيْقَاتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُوْمٍ ۙ ( الشعراء: ٣٨ )
So the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a well-known day.
وَّقِيْلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلْ اَنْتُمْ مُّجْتَمِعُوْنَ ۙ ( الشعراء: ٣٩ )
And it was said to the people, "Will you congregate.
لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ السَّحَرَةَ اِنْ كَانُوْا هُمُ الْغٰلِبِيْنَ ( الشعراء: ٤٠ )
That we might follow the magicians if they are the predominant?"