Sura 7: AL-ARAF (THE HEIGHTS) - Juz' 9 - Translation Qarib

حَقِيقٌ عَلَى أَنْ لَا أَقُولَ عَلَى اللَّهِ إِلَّا الْحَقَّ قَدْ جِئْتُكُمْ بِبَيِّنَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ فَأَرْسِلْ مَعِيَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ ﴿۱۰۵﴾
incumbent upon me is that I say nothing of Allah except the truth. I bring you a clear proof from your Lord. So let the Children of Israel depart with me. ' (105)
قَالَ إِنْ كُنْتَ جِئْتَ بِآيَةٍ فَأْتِ بِهَا إِنْ كُنْتَ مِنَ الصَّادِقِينَ ﴿۱۰۶﴾
He answered: 'If you have come with a sign, show it to us if you are of the truthful. ' (106)
فَأَلْقَى عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُبِينٌ ﴿۱۰۷﴾
He threw down his staff, and it was clearly a serpent. (107)
وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ بَيْضَاءُ لِلنَّاظِرِينَ ﴿۱۰۸﴾
Then he drew out his hand and it was luminous to the onlookers. (108)
قَالَ الْمَلَأُ مِنْ قَوْمِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّ هَذَا لَسَاحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴿۱۰۹﴾
The assembly of Pharaoh's nation said: 'This man is a wellversed sorcerer (109)
يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُخْرِجَكُمْ مِنْ أَرْضِكُمْ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُونَ ﴿۱۱۰﴾
who seeks to drive you from your land what do you command? ' (110)
قَالُوا أَرْجِهْ وَأَخَاهُ وَأَرْسِلْ فِي الْمَدَائِنِ حَاشِرِينَ ﴿۱۱۱﴾
Others said: 'Put them off a while, he and his brother, and send forth to your cities gatherers (111)
يَأْتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَاحِرٍ عَلِيمٍ ﴿۱۱۲﴾
to summon every wellversed sorcerer to you. ' (112)
وَجَاءَ السَّحَرَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ قَالُوا إِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِنْ كُنَّا نَحْنُ الْغَالِبِينَ ﴿۱۱۳﴾
The sorcerers came to Pharaoh. They said: 'Shall we be rewarded if we are the winners? ' (113)
قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ لَمِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ ﴿۱۱۴﴾
'Yes, ' he answered, 'and you will be among those near. ' (114)