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They said

O Musa

Either

[that]

you throw

or

[that]

we will be

the first

who

throws

He said

Nay

you throw

Then behold

Their ropes

and their staffs

seemed

to him

by

their magic

that they

(were) moving

So sensed

in

himself

a fear

Musa

We said

(Do) not

fear

Indeed, you

you

(will be) superior

And throw

what

(is) in

your right hand

it will swallow up

what

they have made

Only

they (have) made

a trick

(of) a magician

and not

will be successful

the magician

wherever

he comes

So were thrown down

the magicians

prostrating

They said

We believe

in (the) Lord

(of) Harun

and Musa

He said

You believe

[to] him

before

[that]

I gave permission

to you

Indeed, he

(is) your chief

the one who

taught you

the magic

So surely I will cut off

your hands

and your feet

of

opposite sides

and surely I will crucify you

on

(the) trunks

(of) date-palms

and surely you will know

which of us

(is) more severe

(in) punishment

and more lasting

They said

Never

we will prefer you

over

what

has come to us

of

the clear proofs

and the One Who

created us

So decree

whatever

you

(are) decreeing

Only

you can decree

(for) this

life

(of) the world

Indeed, [we]

we believe

in our Lord

that He may forgive

for us

our sins

and what

you compelled us

on it

of

the magic

And Allah

(is) Best

and Ever Lasting

Indeed, he

who

comes

(to) his Lord

(as) a criminal

then indeed

for him

(is) Hell

Not

he will die

in it

and not

live

But whoever

comes to Him

(as) a believer

verily

he has done

the righteous deeds

then those

for them

(will be) the ranks

[the] high

Gardens

(of) Eden

flows

from

underneath them

the rivers

abiding forever

in it

And that

(is) the reward

(for him) who

purifies himself