سُوْرَةُ طٰهٰ
Surah Taa-Haa (20) — Ayah 58
فَلَنَأْتِيَنَّكَ بِسِحْرٍ مِّثْلِهِۦ فَٱجْعَلْ بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَكَ مَوْعِدًا لَّا نُخْلِفُهُۥ نَحْنُ وَلَآ أَنتَ مَكَانًا سُوًى ﴿58﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
"Then verily, we can produce magic the like thereof; so appoint a meeting between us and you, which neither we nor you shall fail to keep, in an open place where both shall have a just and equal chance (and beholders could witness the competition)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَلَنَأْتِيَنَّكَ
falanatiyannaka
Then we will surely produce for you
بِسِحْرٍۢ
bisiḥ'rin
magic
مِّثْلِهِۦ
mith'lihi
like it
فَٱجْعَلْ
fa-ij'ʿal
So make
بَيْنَنَا
baynanā
between us
وَبَيْنَكَ
wabaynaka
and between you
مَوْعِدًۭا
mawʿidan
an appointment
لَّا
lā
not
نُخْلِفُهُۥ
nukh'lifuhu
we will fail it
نَحْنُ
naḥnu
[we]
وَلَآ
walā
and not
أَنتَ
anta
you
مَكَانًۭا
makānan
(in) a place
سُوًۭى
suwan
even
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
58. So we too will bring magic like it. So set an appointment between us and you, which neither we nor you will break, at a place equally convenient [40] for both."
[40] Musa (peace be upon him) himself also desired such a contest so that the effects of Pharaoh’s false propaganda on the minds of the common people could be removed, and so that people themselves could distinguish between truth and falsehood.
[40] Musa (peace be upon him) himself also desired such a contest so that the effects of Pharaoh’s false propaganda on the minds of the common people could be removed, and so that people themselves could distinguish between truth and falsehood.
