سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 132
وَقَالُوا۟ مَهْمَا تَأْتِنَا بِهِۦ مِنْ ءَايَةٍ لِّتَسْحَرَنَا بِهَا فَمَا نَحْنُ لَكَ بِمُؤْمِنِينَ ﴿132﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
They said [to Mûsâ (Moses)]: "Whatever Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) you may bring to us, to work therewith your sorcery on us, we shall never believe in you."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالُوا۟
waqālū
And they said
مَهْمَا
mahmā
Whatever
تَأْتِنَا
tatinā
you bring us
بِهِۦ
bihi
therewith
مِنْ
min
of
ءَايَةٍۢ
āyatin
(the) sign
لِّتَسْحَرَنَا
litasḥaranā
so that you bewitch us
بِهَا
bihā
with it
فَمَا
famā
then not
نَحْنُ
naḥnu
we
لَكَ
laka
(will be) in you
بِمُؤْمِنِينَ
bimu'minīna
believers
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 132) {وَ قَالُوْا مَهْمَا تَاْتِنَا بِهٖ … :} In the above verse, their ignorance was mentioned that instead of attributing events to the decree and destiny of Allah Almighty, they attribute them to other causes. Now in this verse, their second ignorance is mentioned that even after seeing so many signs, the wretched people of Pharaoh continued to call Musa (peace be upon him) a magician, and they never accepted the difference between miracles and magic until the end. Rather, due to their rebellion and stubbornness, they finally declared categorically that whatever miracle you (Musa, peace be upon him) show, we will consider it only as your magic and will never believe in you, even though they were certain of the truth of these miracles. See Surah An-Naml (13, 14).
