قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰ وَيْلَكُمْ لَا تَفْتَرُواْ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا فَيُسْحِتَكُم بِعَذَابٍ ۖ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ
ќōōлə лəhум-муусəə вəйлəкум лəə тəфтəруу 'əлəл-лаhи кəз̃ибəн фəйусhитəкумм-би'əз̃əəб, вəќōд хōōбə мəни-фтəрōō
Moses said to them, ‘Woe to you! Do not fabricate lies against Allah, or He will obliterate you with a punishment. Whoever fabricates lies certainly fails.’
فَتَنَٰزَعُوٓاْ أَمْرَهُم بَيْنَهُمْ وَأَسَرُّواْ ٱلنَّجْوَىٰ
фəтəнəəзə'уу əмрōhумм-бэйнəhум вə`əсəрруун-нəджвəə
So they disputed their matter among themselves, and kept their confidential talks secret.
قَالُوٓاْ إِنْ هَٰذَٰنِ لَسَٰحِرَٰنِ يُرِيدَانِ أَن يُخْرِجَاكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُم بِسِحْرِهِمَا وَيَذْهَبَا بِطَرِيقَتِكُمُ ٱلْمُثْلَىٰ
ќōōлюю ин həəз̃əəни лəсəəhирōōни йуриидəəни əй-йухриджəəкум-мин əрдыкумм-бисиhриhимəə вəйəз̃həбəə битōрииќōтикумуль-муc̃лəə
They said, ‘These two are indeed magicians who intend to expel you from your land with their magic, and to abolish your excellent tradition!
فَأَجْمِعُواْ كَيْدَكُمْ ثُمَّ ٱئْتُواْ صَفًّا ۚ وَقَدْ أَفْلَحَ ٱلْيَوْمَ مَنِ ٱسْتَعْلَىٰ
фə`əджми'уу кəйдəкум c̃уммə-туу сōффə, вəќōд əфлəhəль-йəумə мəни-стə'лəə
So summon up your ingenuity, then come in ranks. Today he who has the upper hand will be felicitous!’
قَالُواْ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلْقِىَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ أَلْقَىٰ
ќōōлюю йəə муусəə иммəə əŋŋ-тульќийə вə`иммəə əн-нəкуунə əувəлə мəн əльќōō
They said, ‘O Moses! Will you throw first, or shall we?’
قَالَ بَلْ أَلْقُواْ ۖ فَإِذَا حِبَالُهُمْ وَعِصِيُّهُمْ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ مِن سِحْرِهِمْ أَنَّهَا تَسْعَىٰ
ќōōлə бəль əльќуу, фə`из̃əə hибəəлюhум вə'исыййуhум йухōййəлю илəйhи миŋŋ-сиhриhим əннəhəə тəс'əə
He said, ‘No, you throw first.’ Thereupon, behold, their ropes and staffs appeared to him by their magic to wriggle swiftly.
فَأَوْجَسَ فِى نَفْسِهِۦ خِيفَةً مُّوسَىٰ
фə`əуджəсə фии нəфсиhи хыыфəтəмм-муусəə
Then Moses felt a fear within his heart.
قُلْنَا لَا تَخَفْ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
ќульнəə лəə тəхōф иннəкə əŋŋтəль-ə'лəə
We said, ‘Do not be afraid. Indeed, you will have the upper hand.
وَأَلْقِ مَا فِى يَمِينِكَ تَلْقَفْ مَا صَنَعُوٓاْ ۖ إِنَّمَا صَنَعُواْ كَيْدُ سَٰحِرٍ ۖ وَلَا يُفْلِحُ ٱلسَّاحِرُ حَيْثُ أَتَىٰ
вə`əльќи мəə фии йəмииникə тəльќōф мəə сōнə'уу, иннəмəə сōнə'уу кəйду сəəhир, вəлəə йуфлиhус-сəəhиру həйc̃у əтəə
Throw down what is in your right hand, and it will swallow what they have conjured. What they have conjured is only a magician’s trick, and the magician does not fare well wherever he may show up.’