Translation of the meanings Surah Al-A‘rāf - English Translation - Noor International Center - Page Number 164 - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 105

حَقِيقٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَن لَّآ أَقُولَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ إِلَّا ٱلۡحَقَّۚ قَدۡ جِئۡتُكُم بِبَيِّنَةٖ مِّن رَّبِّكُمۡ فَأَرۡسِلۡ مَعِيَ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ

[Who is] obligated not to say about Allāh except the truth. I have come to you with clear evidence from your Lord, so send with me the Children of Israel."^[391]

[391] i.e., free them from oppression and allow them to emigrate.

Ayah: 106

قَالَ إِن كُنتَ جِئۡتَ بِـَٔايَةٖ فَأۡتِ بِهَآ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ

[Pharaoh] said, "If you have come with a sign, then bring it forth, if you should be of the truthful."

Ayah: 107

فَأَلۡقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعۡبَانٞ مُّبِينٞ

So he [i.e., Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent, manifest.^[392]

[392] i.e., genuine and not imagined, as a miracle from Allāh.

Ayah: 108

وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِيَ بَيۡضَآءُ لِلنَّٰظِرِينَ

And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white [with radiance] for the observers.

Ayah: 109

قَالَ ٱلۡمَلَأُ مِن قَوۡمِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٞ

Said the eminent among the people of Pharaoh, "Indeed, this is a learned magician

Ayah: 110

يُرِيدُ أَن يُخۡرِجَكُم مِّنۡ أَرۡضِكُمۡۖ فَمَاذَا تَأۡمُرُونَ

Who wants to expel you from your land [through magic], so what do you instruct?"

Ayah: 111

قَالُوٓاْ أَرۡجِهۡ وَأَخَاهُ وَأَرۡسِلۡ فِي ٱلۡمَدَآئِنِ حَٰشِرِينَ

They said,^[393] "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers

[393] After mutual consultation and agreement.

Ayah: 112

يَأۡتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَٰحِرٍ عَلِيمٖ

Who will bring you every learned magician."

Ayah: 113

وَجَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ فِرۡعَوۡنَ قَالُوٓاْ إِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجۡرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحۡنُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ

And the magicians came to Pharaoh. They said, "Indeed for us is a reward if we are the predominant."

Ayah: 114

قَالَ نَعَمۡ وَإِنَّكُمۡ لَمِنَ ٱلۡمُقَرَّبِينَ

He said, "Yes, and, [moreover], you will be among those made near [to me]."

Ayah: 115

قَالُواْ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلۡقِيَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ نَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُلۡقِينَ

They said, "O Moses, either you throw [your staff], or we will be the ones to throw [first]."

Ayah: 116

قَالَ أَلۡقُواْۖ فَلَمَّآ أَلۡقَوۡاْ سَحَرُوٓاْ أَعۡيُنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَٱسۡتَرۡهَبُوهُمۡ وَجَآءُو بِسِحۡرٍ عَظِيمٖ

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.^[394]

[394] Their staffs and ropes appeared as writhing snakes.

Ayah: 117

۞ وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ أَنۡ أَلۡقِ عَصَاكَۖ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَلۡقَفُ مَا يَأۡفِكُونَ

And We inspired to Moses, "Throw your staff," and at once it devoured what they were falsifying.

Ayah: 118

فَوَقَعَ ٱلۡحَقُّ وَبَطَلَ مَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ

So the truth was established, and abolished was what they were doing.

Ayah: 119

فَغُلِبُواْ هُنَالِكَ وَٱنقَلَبُواْ صَٰغِرِينَ

And they [i.e., Pharaoh and his people] were overcome right there and became debased.

Ayah: 120

وَأُلۡقِيَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَٰجِدِينَ

And the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allāh].