Verses 24–43

قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ﴿٢٤﴾

26:24He said, ‘The Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them,—should you have conviction.’

قَالَ لِمَنْ حَوْلَهُۥٓ أَلَا تَسْتَمِعُونَ﴿٢٥﴾

26:25He said to those who were around him, ‘Don’t you hear?!’

قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ﴿٢٦﴾

26:26He said, ‘Your Lord, and the Lord of your forefathers!’

قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ ٱلَّذِىٓ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ لَمَجْنُونٌۭ﴿٢٧﴾

26:27He said, ‘Indeed your messenger, who has been sent to you, is surely crazy!’

قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ ۖ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ﴿٢٨﴾

26:28He said, ‘The Lord of the east and the west and whatever is between them—should you exercise your reason.’

قَالَ لَئِنِ ٱتَّخَذْتَ إِلَٰهًا غَيْرِى لَأَجْعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمَسْجُونِينَ﴿٢٩﴾

26:29He said, ‘If you take up any god other than me, I will surely make you a prisoner!’

قَالَ أَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكَ بِشَىْءٍۢ مُّبِينٍۢ﴿٣٠﴾

26:30He said, ‘What if I bring you something [as an] unmistakable [proof]?’

قَالَ فَأْتِ بِهِۦٓ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ﴿٣١﴾

26:31He said, ‘Then bring it, should you be truthful.’

فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ ثُعْبَانٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ﴿٣٢﴾

26:32Thereat he threw down his staff, and behold, it was a manifest python.

وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِىَ بَيْضَآءُ لِلنَّٰظِرِينَ﴿٣٣﴾

26:33Then he drew out his hand, and behold, it was white and bright to the onlookers.

قَالَ لِلْمَلَإِ حَوْلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٌۭ﴿٣٤﴾

26:34He said to the elite [who stood] around him, ‘This is indeed an expert magician

يُرِيدُ أَن يُخْرِجَكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُم بِسِحْرِهِۦ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُونَ﴿٣٥﴾

26:35who seeks to expel you from your land with his magic. So what do you advise?’

قَالُوٓا۟ أَرْجِهْ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبْعَثْ فِى ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ﴿٣٦﴾

26:36They said, ‘Put him and his brother off for a while, and send heralds to the cities

يَأْتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمٍۢ﴿٣٧﴾

26:37to bring you every expert magician.’

فَجُمِعَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَٰتِ يَوْمٍۢ مَّعْلُومٍۢ﴿٣٨﴾

26:38So the magicians were gathered for the tryst of a known day,

وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلْ أَنتُم مُّجْتَمِعُونَ﴿٣٩﴾

26:39and the people were told: ‘Will you all gather?!’

لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْغَٰلِبِينَ﴿٤٠﴾

26:40‘Maybe we will follow the magicians, if they are victors!’¹

فَلَمَّا جَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ قَالُوا۟ لِفِرْعَوْنَ أَئِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحْنُ ٱلْغَٰلِبِينَ﴿٤١﴾

26:41So when the magicians came, they said to Pharaoh, ‘Shall we have a reward if we were to be the victors?’

قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ إِذًۭا لَّمِنَ ٱلْمُقَرَّبِينَ﴿٤٢﴾

26:42He said, ‘Of course; and you will be among members of my inner circle.’

قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰٓ أَلْقُوا۟ مَآ أَنتُم مُّلْقُونَ﴿٤٣﴾

26:43Moses said to them, ‘Throw down whatever you have to throw!’