سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 113
وَجَآءَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحْنُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ ﴿113﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And so the sorcerers came to Fir‘aun (Pharaoh). They said: "Indeed there will be a (good) reward for us if we are the victors."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَجَآءَ
wajāa
So came
ٱلسَّحَرَةُ
l-saḥaratu
the magicians
فِرْعَوْنَ
fir'ʿawna
(to) Firaun
قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
They said
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
لَنَا
lanā
for us
لَأَجْرًا
la-ajran
surely (will be) a reward
إِن
in
if
كُنَّا
kunnā
we are
نَحْنُ
naḥnu
[we]
ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ
l-ghālibīna
the victors
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 113){ قَالُوْۤا اِنَّ لَنَا لَاَجْرًا … :} The magicians had no lofty purpose before them; rather, it was merely a matter of professional earning, so they first demanded it from Pharaoh as a question.
