He said: Then what is the state of the former generations? (۵۱)

He said: The knowledge thereof is with my Lord in a book, my Lord errs not, nor does He forget; (۵۲)

Who made the earth for you an expanse and made for you therein paths and sent down water from the cloud; then thereby We have brought forth many species of various herbs (۵۳)

Eat and pasture your cattle; most surely there are signs in this for those endowed with understanding (۵۴)

From it We created you and into it We shall send you back and from it will We raise you a second time (۵۵)

And truly We showed him Our signs, all of them, but he rejected and refused (۵۶)

Said he: Have you come to us that you should turn us out of our land by your magic, O Musa? (۵۷)

So we too will produce before you magic like it, therefore make between us and you an appointment, which we should not break, (neither) we nor you, (in) a central place (۵۸)

(Musa) said: Your appointment is the day of the Festival and let the people be gathered together in the early forenoon (۵۹)

So Firon turned his back and settled his plan, then came (۶۰)