ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ مَهۡدٗا وَسَلَكَ لَكُمۡ فِيهَا سُبُلٗا وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءٗ فَأَخۡرَجۡنَا بِهِۦٓ أَزۡوَٰجٗا مِّن نَّبَاتٖ شَتَّىٰ 53

53        Who has made earth for you like a floor (to rest), and has made paths in it for you (to travel), and has sent down rain water from the sky, and has created with it various kinds of vegetation.

كُلُواْ وَٱرۡعَوۡاْ أَنۡعَٰمَكُمۡۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتٖ لِّأُوْلِي ٱلنُّهَىٰ 54

54        To eat (from it) and graze your cattle too. Indeed, in that are signs (of the Power of Allah) for the people of understanding.

۞مِنۡهَا خَلَقۡنَٰكُمۡ وَفِيهَا نُعِيدُكُمۡ وَمِنۡهَا نُخۡرِجُكُمۡ تَارَةً أُخۡرَىٰ 55

55        We created you from the earth [through Adam ( peace be upon him ) ], and We shall return you to it and from it We shall bring you out again.

وَلَقَدۡ أَرَيۡنَٰهُ ءَايَٰتِنَا كُلَّهَا فَكَذَّبَ وَأَبَىٰ 56

56        And, indeed, We showed Firaun all of Our signs [given to Musa ( peace be upon him ) ] but he denied and refused.

قَالَ أَجِئۡتَنَا لِتُخۡرِجَنَا مِنۡ أَرۡضِنَا بِسِحۡرِكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ 57

57        Firaun said: “Have you come to turn us out of our land with your magic, O Musa ( peace be upon him ) ?

فَلَنَأۡتِيَنَّكَ بِسِحۡرٖ مِّثۡلِهِۦ فَٱجۡعَلۡ بَيۡنَنَا وَبَيۡنَكَ مَوۡعِدٗا لَّا نُخۡلِفُهُۥ نَحۡنُ وَلَآ أَنتَ مَكَانٗا سُوٗى 58

58        “So we will bring magic like this against you. Hence, fix a meeting between us and you, which neither we nor you shall fail to attend in a place where both shall have equal chances.”

قَالَ مَوۡعِدُكُمۡ يَوۡمُ ٱلزِّينَةِ وَأَن يُحۡشَرَ ٱلنَّاسُ ضُحٗى 59

59        Musa ( peace be upon him )  said: “Your prom-ised meeting shall take place on the day of village fair (or festival) where people gather after sun rise.”

فَتَوَلَّىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنُ فَجَمَعَ كَيۡدَهُۥ ثُمَّ أَتَىٰ 60

60        So Firaun went away, firmed up his plan (by gathering his best magicians) and then came back (to the meeting place).

قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰ وَيۡلَكُمۡ لَا تَفۡتَرُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبٗا فَيُسۡحِتَكُم بِعَذَابٖۖ وَقَدۡ خَابَ مَنِ ٱفۡتَرَىٰ 61

61        Musa ( peace be upon him )  warned the magi-cians: “Woe to you! Don’t try to invent a lie against Allah. So He would destroy you completely by a torment. And he who invents a lie (against Allah) will perish.”

فَتَنَٰزَعُوٓاْ أَمۡرَهُم بَيۡنَهُمۡ وَأَسَرُّواْ ٱلنَّجۡوَىٰ 62

62        (On hearing this) the magi-cians disputed the matter among themselves and made secret consul-tations.

قَالُوٓاْ إِنۡ هَٰذَٰنِ لَسَٰحِرَٰنِ يُرِيدَانِ أَن يُخۡرِجَاكُم مِّنۡ أَرۡضِكُم بِسِحۡرِهِمَا وَيَذۡهَبَا بِطَرِيقَتِكُمُ ٱلۡمُثۡلَىٰ 63

63        (Finally) they said: “Indeed, both of them are magicians who would like to expel you from your land with their magic and do away with your best tradition. (Also Surah Ar-Rum:32)

فَأَجۡمِعُواْ كَيۡدَكُمۡ ثُمَّ ٱئۡتُواْ صَفّٗاۚ وَقَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ مَنِ ٱسۡتَعۡلَىٰ 64

64        “So make firm strategy, then line up (to compete). And whoever overcomes today will, indeed, be the winner.”

قَالُواْ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلۡقِيَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنۡ أَلۡقَىٰ 65

65        They said: “O Musa ( peace be upon him ) , will you throw first, or we shall be the first to throw?”

قَالَ بَلۡ أَلۡقُواْۖ فَإِذَا حِبَالُهُمۡ وَعِصِيُّهُمۡ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيۡهِ مِن سِحۡرِهِمۡ أَنَّهَا تَسۡعَىٰ 66

66        Musa ( peace be upon him )  said: “Rather you throw (first).” Then, suddenly their ropes and sticks, appeared to [Musa ( peace be upon him ) ] moving around quite fast due to their magic.

فَأَوۡجَسَ فِي نَفۡسِهِۦ خِيفَةٗ مُّوسَىٰ 67

67        So Musa ( peace be upon him )  felt a kind of fear deep in his heart.

قُلۡنَا لَا تَخَفۡ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ 68

68        We (Allah) said: “Don’t be afraid! Indeed, you will dominate (them).

وَأَلۡقِ مَا فِي يَمِينِكَ تَلۡقَفۡ مَا صَنَعُوٓاْۖ إِنَّمَا صَنَعُواْ كَيۡدُ سَٰحِرٖۖ وَلَا يُفۡلِحُ ٱلسَّاحِرُ حَيۡثُ أَتَىٰ 69

69        “And throw that which is in your right hand. It will swallow that which they have made up. Indeed, what they have made is just a magician’s trick. And a magician will never be successful (against miracles) whatever (skills) he may come with.”

فَأُلۡقِيَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سُجَّدٗا قَالُوٓاْ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ هَٰرُونَ وَمُوسَىٰ 70

70        [Musa ( peace be upon him )  threw his stick and it swallowed their ropes and sticks. The magicians realized that it is a miracle and not a magic]. Hence, the magicians fell down prostrate. They announced: “We believe in the Creator of Harun ( peace be upon him )  and Musa ( peace be upon him ) .”

قَالَ ءَامَنتُمۡ لَهُۥ قَبۡلَ أَنۡ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمۡۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ ٱلَّذِي عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱلسِّحۡرَۖ فَلَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيۡدِيَكُمۡ وَأَرۡجُلَكُم مِّنۡ خِلَٰفٖ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمۡ فِي جُذُوعِ ٱلنَّخۡلِ وَلَتَعۡلَمُنَّ أَيُّنَآ أَشَدُّ عَذَابٗا وَأَبۡقَىٰ 71

71        Firaun said: “Do you believe in him before I give you permission? Indeed, he is your bigger leader who has taught you magic. Hence, I will cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides and I will crucify you on the trunks of a palm tree and you shall soon come to know which of us can inflict more severe and lasting punishment.”

قَالُواْ لَن نُّؤۡثِرَكَ عَلَىٰ مَا جَآءَنَا مِنَ ٱلۡبَيِّنَٰتِ وَٱلَّذِي فَطَرَنَاۖ فَٱقۡضِ مَآ أَنتَ قَاضٍۖ إِنَّمَا تَقۡضِي هَٰذِهِ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَآ 72

72        They said: “We will never prefer you against the proofs which have come to us and against Him Who created us. So do whatever pleases you, since you can only command things in this worldly life.