The Majestic Quran

everyone saw that; 108 next he pulled his hand out from his cloak , and it looked white to the onlookers. 109 The leaders of Pharaoh’s people said, “He’s an expert magician, 110 he wants to expel you from your land, so what do you command?” 111 They said, “Delay him and his brother and, in the meantime , send messengers to the cities 112 to bring every experienced magician here .” T , , 113 The magicians came to the Pharaoh, they asked, “Will we be rewarded if we win?” 114 He said, “Yes! You will join people who are in my inner circle.” 115 They said, “Moses, either you go first , or let us go first?” 116 He said, “You start.” So they went first, with trickery charmed people’s eyes to frighten them, and made an impressive magical spectacle. 117 Then We urged Moses, “Throw down your staff,” and at once it began to swallow up their fake devices. 118 So the truth came out, and what they had done was shown to be fake. 119 They were defeated there, and humiliated. 120 The magicians threw themselves to the ground in prostration, 121 saying: “We believe in the Lord of the universe, 122 the Lord of Moses and Aaron.” T P 123 Pharaoh said, “How dare you believe before I give you permission! This is some cunning plot that you have all devised in this city to expel its people. You will soon know where true power lies . 124 I will have your hands and feet cut off on the opposite sides and crucify you all.” 125 They said, “We hand ourselves over to our Lord. 126 What reason do you have to take revenge on us except that we believed in signs of our Lord when they came? Our Lord, give us patience, and let us die in submission to You .” P I 127 The leaders of Pharaoh’s community said, “Are you going to leave Moses and his people to wreak havoc in the land, disregarding you and your gods?” He said, “We will slay their sons and let their women live to show that we are dominant over them.” 128 Moses told his people, “Seek God’s help and be patient. The Earth belongs to God, and He gives it to any of His servants to inherit it, and only the mindful of God shall have success in the end. 129 They said, “We suffered before you came and