سُوْرَةُ الشُّعَرَآءِ
Surah Ash-Shu'araa (26) — Ayah 49
قَالَ ءَامَنتُمْ لَهُۥ قَبْلَ أَنْ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمْ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ ٱلَّذِى عَلَّمَكُمُ ٱلسِّحْرَ فَلَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ۚ لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُم مِّنْ خِلَـٰفٍ وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ﴿49﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
[Fir‘aun (Pharaoh)] said: "You have believed in him before I give you leave. Surely, he indeed is your chief, who has taught you magic! So verily, you shall come to know. Verily, I will cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will crucify you all."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
ءَامَنتُمْ
āmantum
You believed
لَهُۥ
lahu
in him
قَبْلَ
qabla
before
أَنْ
an
[that]
ءَاذَنَ
ādhana
I gave permission
لَكُمْ ۖ
lakum
to you
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, he
لَكَبِيرُكُمُ
lakabīrukumu
(is) surely your chief
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
who
عَلَّمَكُمُ
ʿallamakumu
has taught you
ٱلسِّحْرَ
l-siḥ'ra
the magic
فَلَسَوْفَ
falasawfa
so surely soon
تَعْلَمُونَ ۚ
taʿlamūna
you will know
لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ
la-uqaṭṭiʿanna
I will surely cut off
أَيْدِيَكُمْ
aydiyakum
your hands
وَأَرْجُلَكُم
wa-arjulakum
and your feet
مِّنْ
min
of
خِلَـٰفٍۢ
khilāfin
opposite sides
وَلَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ
wala-uṣallibannakum
and I will surely crucify you
أَجْمَعِينَ
ajmaʿīna
all
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49. Pharaoh exclaimed, "You believed in him before I gave you permission! Surely, he is your chief who has taught you magic. Soon you will know the outcome—I will certainly cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, and I will crucify [37] you all."
[37]
The Defeat of Pharaoh and the Announcement of Punishment for the Magicians:
Pharaoh had already witnessed his clear defeat in front of the entire assembly. This grief was still fresh when, on top of that, his magicians acknowledged the prophethood of Musa ؑ and Harun ؑ and declared their faith, so he became enraged by this double blow. He feared that now this whole assembly, and after them his nation as well, would abandon him and embrace faith. Therefore, he resorted to violence. He even forgot his earlier statement before the contest, in which he had said that he would have to side with the magicians. Immediately, an idea came to his mind and he accused the magicians of already being in league with Musa ؑ. He claimed that Musa ؑ was their teacher and they were his disciples. Both of them had conspired to bring him to this end, and he presented as evidence the fact that after the defeat, the magicians did not even consult him or seek his advice. The magicians were his, but they joined Musa ؑ. Now, for this deception, he would give them full punishment, and such a punishment that no one else would dare to do such a thing in the future. In reality, Pharaoh wanted to achieve a double benefit from this announcement. He had already understood in his own mind that Musa ؑ was truly a messenger of Allah. But in order to deceive others, he was trying to convince them that Musa and his brother Harun were not messengers of Allah, but rather magicians. After the defeat in the contest, he tried to further strengthen this impression among the common people, and by announcing the crucifixion of the other magicians, he frightened the people so that no one would dare to believe in them in the future.
[37]
The Defeat of Pharaoh and the Announcement of Punishment for the Magicians:
Pharaoh had already witnessed his clear defeat in front of the entire assembly. This grief was still fresh when, on top of that, his magicians acknowledged the prophethood of Musa ؑ and Harun ؑ and declared their faith, so he became enraged by this double blow. He feared that now this whole assembly, and after them his nation as well, would abandon him and embrace faith. Therefore, he resorted to violence. He even forgot his earlier statement before the contest, in which he had said that he would have to side with the magicians. Immediately, an idea came to his mind and he accused the magicians of already being in league with Musa ؑ. He claimed that Musa ؑ was their teacher and they were his disciples. Both of them had conspired to bring him to this end, and he presented as evidence the fact that after the defeat, the magicians did not even consult him or seek his advice. The magicians were his, but they joined Musa ؑ. Now, for this deception, he would give them full punishment, and such a punishment that no one else would dare to do such a thing in the future. In reality, Pharaoh wanted to achieve a double benefit from this announcement. He had already understood in his own mind that Musa ؑ was truly a messenger of Allah. But in order to deceive others, he was trying to convince them that Musa and his brother Harun were not messengers of Allah, but rather magicians. After the defeat in the contest, he tried to further strengthen this impression among the common people, and by announcing the crucifixion of the other magicians, he frightened the people so that no one would dare to believe in them in the future.
