سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ

Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 34

The Poets · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 368

قَالَ لِلْمَلَإِ حَوْلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَسَـٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴿34﴾
[Fir‘aun (Pharaoh)] said to the chiefs around him: "Verily! This is indeed a well-versed sorcerer.
قَالَ qāla He said
لِلْمَلَإِ lil'mala-i to the chiefs
حَوْلَهُۥٓ ḥawlahu around him
إِنَّ inna Indeed
هَـٰذَا hādhā this
لَسَـٰحِرٌ lasāḥirun (is) surely a magician
عَلِيمٌۭ ʿalīmun learned

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34-1. Instead of witnessing these miracles and affirming Musa (عليه السلام) and believing, Pharaoh chose the path of denial and stubbornness, and regarding Musa (عليه السلام), he said that he is a great skilled magician.