قَالَ فَعَلْتُهَآ إِذًا وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ[Moses] said, "I did it, then, while I was of those astray [i.e., ignorant].فَفَرَرْتُ مِنكُمْ لَمَّا خِفْتُكُمْ فَوَهَبَ لِى رَبِّى حُكْمًا وَجَعَلَنِى مِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَSo I fled from you when I feared you. Then my Lord granted me judgement [i.e., wisdom and prophet hood] and appointed me [as one] of the messengers.وَتِلْكَ نِعْمَةٌ تَمُنُّهَا عَلَىَّ أَنْ عَبَّدتَّ بَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَAnd is this a favor of which you remind me - that you have enslaved the Children of Israel?"قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ وَمَا رَبُّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَSaid Pharaoh, "And what is the Lord of the worlds?"قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ إِن كُنتُم مُّوقِنِينَ[Moses] said, "The Lord of the heavens and earth and that between them, if you should be convinced."قَالَ لِمَنْ حَوْلَهُۥٓ أَلَا تَسْتَمِعُونَ[Pharaoh] said to those around him, "Do you not hear?"قَالَ رَبُّكُمْ وَرَبُّ ءَابَآئِكُمُ ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ[Moses] said, "Your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers."قَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَكُمُ ٱلَّذِىٓ أُرْسِلَ إِلَيْكُمْ لَمَجْنُونٌ[Pharaoh] said, "Indeed, your 'messenger' who has been sent to you is mad."قَالَ رَبُّ ٱلْمَشْرِقِ وَٱلْمَغْرِبِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَآ إِن كُنتُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ[Moses] said, "Lord of the east and the west and that between them, if you were to reason."قَالَ لَئِنِ ٱتَّخَذْتَ إِلَـٰهًا غَيْرِى لَأَجْعَلَنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْمَسْجُونِينَ[Pharaoh] said, "If you take a god other than me, I will surely place you among those imprisoned."قَالَ أَوَلَوْ جِئْتُكَ بِشَىْءٍ مُّبِينٍ[Moses] said, "Even if I brought you something [i.e., proof] manifest?"قَالَ فَأْتِ بِهِۦٓ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِينَ[Pharaoh] said, "Then bring it, if you should be of the truthful."فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِينٌSo [Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent manifest.وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِىَ بَيْضَآءُ لِلنَّـٰظِرِينَAnd he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white for the observers.قَالَ لِلْمَلَإِ حَوْلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَسَـٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ[Pharaoh] said to the eminent ones around him, "Indeed, this is a learned magician.يُرِيدُ أَن يُخْرِجَكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُم بِسِحْرِهِۦ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُونَHe wants to drive you out of your land by his magic, so what do you advise?"قَالُوٓا۟ أَرْجِهْ وَأَخَاهُ وَٱبْعَثْ فِى ٱلْمَدَآئِنِ حَـٰشِرِينَThey said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherersيَأْتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَحَّارٍ عَلِيمٍWho will bring you every learned, skilled magician."فَجُمِعَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَـٰتِ يَوْمٍ مَّعْلُومٍSo the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a well-known day.وَقِيلَ لِلنَّاسِ هَلْ أَنتُم مُّجْتَمِعُونَAnd it was said to the people, "Will you congregate.