قَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَٰنِ لَسَٰحِرَٰنِ يُرِيدَانِ أَن يُخْرِجَاكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُم بِسِحْرِهِمَا وَيَذْهَبَا بِطَرِيقَتِكُمُ ٱلْمُثْلَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo in haadhaani lasaahiraani yureedaani an yukhrijaakum min ardikum bisihrihimaa wayadhhabaa bitareeqatikumu l-muthlaa
DIN 31635qālū ʾin hāḏāni lasāḥirāni yurīdāni ʾan yuḫriǧākum min ʾarḍikum bisiḥrihimā wayaḏhabā biṭarīqatikumu l-muṯlā
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They said, "These two are magicians who want to drive you out of your land with their magic, and to abolish your exemplary way of life.
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
They said: Lo! these are two wizards who would drive you out from your country by their magic, and destroy your best traditions
Translation Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Said they, 'These twain are certainly two magicians, who wish to turn you out of your land by their magic, and to remove your most exemplary doctrine
Translation Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
They said, "These two are surely sorcerers: fain would they drive you from your land by their sorceries, and lead away in their paths your chiefest men
Translation John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
And they said, these two are certainly magicians: They seek to dispossess you of your land by their sorcery, and to lead away with them your chiefest and most considerable men
Translation George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Ata thanë: "Këta janë thjesht dy magjistarë që duan t'ju dëbojnë nga toka juaj me magjinë e tyre dhe të prishin mënyrën tuaj shembullore të jetesës.
তারা (যাদুকর পরস্পর) বললো: ‘এ দু’জন অবশ্যই যাদুকর। তারা চায় তাদের যাদুর মাধ্যমে তোমাদেরকে তোমাদের দেশ (মিশর) থেকে বের করে দিতে এবং তোমাদের উৎকৃষ্ট জীবন পদ্ধতি ধ্বংস করে দিতে।’
“Ova dvojica su čarobnjaci”, rekoše jedni drugima, “hoće da vas vradžbinama svojim iz zemlje vaše izvedu i da unište vaš pravac najčasniji;
“Ova dvojica su čarobnjaci,” rekoše jedni drugima, “žele vas vradžbinama svojim iz zemlje vaše izvesti i uništiti vaš pravac najčasniji;
Ɓe mbi'i: "Pellet ɓee ɗiɗo ko wileeɓe heɓe paalaa yaltinirnde on ka leydi mon e mbilaaku maɓɓe ngu ɓe itta laawol mon ɓurngol l ngol.
თქვეს [ფარაონის ჯადოქრებმა]: «ჭეშმარიტად, ამ ორ ჯადოქარს სურს, რომ გაგაძევოთ თქვენ თქვენი მიწიდან თავიანთი ჯადოქრობით და მოგიშალონ თქვენი გზა.
Sie (also die Zauberer) sagten: „Diese beiden sind fürwahr nur Zauberer, die euch aus eurem Land mit ihrem Zauber vertreiben und eure vorbildliche Lebensweise beseitigen wollen.
Είπαν (κάποιοι μάγοι στους άλλους μάγους): «Στ' αλήθεια, αυτοί (ο Μωυσής και ο Ααρών) είναι δύο μάγοι που θέλουν να σας διώξουν από τη γη σας με τη μαγεία τους, και να νικήσουν τον καλύτερο τρόπο σας (δηλ. τη θρησκεία, τον τρόπο μαγείας και τον τρόπο ζωής σας, για να έχουν αυτοί φήμη και πλούτη και οπαδούς).
(कुछ ने) कहा : निःसंदेह ये दोनों जादूगर हैं, वे अपने जादू द्वारा तुम्हें तुम्हारे भूभाग से निकाल देना चाहते हैं और तुम्हारे सबसे अच्छे रास्ते (आदर्श प्रणाली) को समाप्त कर देना चाहते हैं।
Dissero: «Questi due sono dei maghi che mirano a farvi uscire dalla vostra terra con i loro incantesimi e a rovinare il vostro perfetto sistema».
63. Jie tarė: „Iš tiesų, tai du magai. Jų tikslas yra išvaryti jus iš jūsų žemės su magija, ir nugalėti jūsų vyriausiuosius ir kilminguosius.
Ni jedhan: “Jarri lamaan kun falfaltoota, falfala isaanitiin dachii teessan irraa isin baasuu fedhan, karaa keessan ishee caaltuu taate dhabamsiisuu (fedhu).
Они сказали: «Воистину, эти двое — два колдуна: они хотят изгнать вас из вашей земли своим колдовством и лишить вас вашего наилучшего пути.
„Мојсије и Арон су чаробњаци“, рекоше једни другима, „хоће да вас својим враџбинама истерају из ваше земље и да униште вашу најчаснију веру;
Wakasema: Hakika hawa wawili ni wachawi, wanataka kuwatoa katika nchi yenu kwa uchawi wao, na waondoe mila zenu zilizo bora kabisa.
[Vissa av magikerna] sa: ”Det här är utan tvekan två magiker som vill fördriva er från ert land med sin magi och förstöra era rika seder och traditioner!
"Bu iki sihirbaz sihirleriyle sizi yurdunuzdan çıkarmak ve üstün olan (sihir) yolunuzu da yok etmek istiyor." dediler.
کہنے لگے یہ دونوں محض جادوگر ہیں اور ان کا پختہ اراده ہے کہ اپنے جادو کے زور سے تمہیں تمہارے ملک سے نکال باہر کر دیں اور تمہارے بہترین مذہب کو برباد کر دیں.[1]
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قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰ وَيْلَكُمْ لَا تَفْتَرُوا۟ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ كَذِبًا فَيُسْحِتَكُم بِعَذَابٍ وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنِ ٱفْتَرَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)qaala lahum moosaa waylakum laa taftaroo 'alaa llaahi kadhiban fayushitakum bi'adhaabin waqad khaaba mani ftaraa
DIN 31635qāla lahum mūsā waylakum lā taftarū ʿalā llāhi kaḏiban fayusḥitakum biʿaḏābin waqad ḫāba mani ftarā
Moses said to them, "Woe to you. Do not fabricate lies against God, or He will destroy you with a punishment. He who invents lies will fail."
Moses said unto them: Woe unto you! Invent not a lie against Allah, lest He extirpate you by some punishment. He who lieth faileth miserably
Said Moses to them, 'Woe to you! do not forge against God a lie; lest He destroy you by torment; for disappointed has ever been he who has forged
Said Moses to them, "Woe to you! devise not a lie against God: For then will he destroy you by a punishment. They who have lied have ever perished
Moses said unto them, woe be unto you! Do not devise a lie against God, lest he utterly destroy you by some judgment: For he shall not prosper who deviseth lies
فَتَنَٰزَعُوٓا۟ أَمْرَهُم بَيْنَهُمْ وَأَسَرُّوا۟ ٱلنَّجْوَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)fatanaaza'oo amrahum baynahum wa'asarroo n-najwaa
DIN 31635fatanāzaʿū ʾamrahum baynahum waʾasarrū n-naǧwā
The translators word this verse differently
They disagreed among themselves over their affair, and conferred secretly.
Then they debated one with another what they must do, and they kept their counsel secret
And they argued their matter among themselves; and secretly talked it over
And the magicians discussed their plan, and spake apart in secret
And the magicians disputed concerning their affair among themselves, and discoursed in private
20:63 — the verse above
فَأَجْمِعُوا۟ كَيْدَكُمْ ثُمَّ ٱئْتُوا۟ صَفًّا وَقَدْ أَفْلَحَ ٱلْيَوْمَ مَنِ ٱسْتَعْلَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'ajmi'oo kaydakum thumma too saffan waqad aflaha l-yawma mani sta'laa
DIN 31635faʾaǧmiʿū kaydakum ṯumma ʾtū ṣaffan waqad ʾaflaḥa l-yawma mani staʿlā
The translators word this verse differently
So settle your plan, and come as one front. Today, whoever gains the upper hand will succeed."
So arrange your plan, and come in battle line. Whoso is uppermost this day will be indeed successful
Collect therefore your tricks, and then form a row; for he is prosperous today who has the upper hand
So muster your craft: then come in order: well this day shall it be for him, who shall gain the upper hand
Wherefore collect all your cunning, and then come in order: For he shall prosper this day, who shall be superior
قَالُوا۟ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلْقِىَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ أَلْقَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)qaaloo yaa moosaa immaa an tulqiya wa'immaa an nakoona awwala man alqaa
DIN 31635qālū yā mūsā ʾimmā ʾan tulqiya waʾimmā ʾan nakūna ʾawwala man ʾalqā
They said, "O Moses, either you throw, or we will be the first to throw."
They said: O Moses! Either throw first, or let us be the first to throw
Said they, 'O Moses! either thou must throw, or we must be the first to throw
They said, "O Moses, wilt thou first cast down thy rod, or shall we be the first who cast
They said, O Moses, whether wilt thou cast down thy rod first, or shall we be the first who cast down our rods
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
قَالُوا إِنْ هَٰذَانِ لَسَاحِرَانِ يُرِيدَانِ أَن يُخْرِجَاكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُم بِسِحْرِهِمَا وَيَذْهَبَا بِطَرِيقَتِكُمُ الْمُثْلَىٰ
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Simple) ·Simple, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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