Qaalooo arjih wa akhaahu wa arsil filmadaaa'ini haashireen
They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers
Yaatooka bikulli saahirin 'aleem
Who will bring you every learned magician."
Wa jaaa'as saharatu Fir'awna qaaloo inna lanaa la ajjran in kunnaa nahnul ghaalibeen
And the magicians came to Pharaoh. They said, "Indeed for us is a reward if we are the predominant."
Qaala na'am wa innakum laminal muqarrabeen
He said, "Yes, and, [moreover], you will be among those made near [to me]."
Qaaloo yaa Moosaaa immaaa an tulqiya wa immaaa an nakoona nahnul mulqeen
They said, "O Moses, either you throw [your staff], or we will be the ones to throw [first]."
Qaala alqoo falam maaa alqaw saharooo a'yunannaasi wastarhaboohum wa jaaa'oo bisihrin 'azeem
He said, "Throw," and when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people and struck terror into them, and they presented a great [feat of] magic.
Wa awhainaaa ilaa Moosaaa an alqi 'asaaka fa izaa hiya talqafu maa yaafikoon
And We inspired to Moses, "Throw your staff," and at once it devoured what they were falsifying.
Fawaqa'al haqqu wa batala maa kaanoo ya'maloon
So the truth was established, and abolished was what they were doing.
Faghuliboo hunaalika wanqalaboo saaghireen
And they [i.e., Pharaoh and his people] were overcome right there and became debased.
Wa ulqiyas saharatu saajideen
And the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allah].