Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall(Moses) said: Lord of the heavens and the earth and all that is between them, if ye had but sure belief.
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Juz 19
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall(Pharaoh) said unto those around him: Hear ye not?
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe said: Your Lord and the Lord of your fathers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall(Pharaoh) said: Lo! your messenger who hath been sent unto you is indeed a madman!
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe said: Lord of the East and the West and all that is between them, if ye did but understand.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall(Pharaoh) said: If thou choosest a god other than me, I assuredly shall place thee among the prisoners.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe said: Even though I show thee something plain?
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall(Pharaoh) said: Produce it then, if thou art of the truthful!
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThen he flung down his staff and it became a serpent manifest,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd he drew forth his hand and lo! it was white to the beholders.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall(Pharaoh) said unto the chiefs about him: Lo! this is verily a knowing wizard,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWho would drive you out of your land by his magic. Now what counsel ye?
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThey said: Put him off, (him) and his brother, and send into the cities summoners,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWho shall bring unto thee every knowing wizard.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSo the wizards were gathered together at a set time on a day appointed.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd it was said unto the people: Are ye (also) gathering?
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall(They said): Aye, so that we may follow the wizards if they are the winners.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when the wizards came they said unto Pharaoh: Will there surely be a reward for us if we are the winners?
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe said: Aye, and ye will then surely be of those brought near (to me).
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallMoses said unto them: Throw what ye are going to throw!
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThen they threw down their cords and their staves and said: By Pharaoh's might, lo! we verily are the winners.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThen Moses threw his staff and lo! it swallowed that which they did falsely show.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd the wizards were flung prostrate,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallCrying: We believe in the Lord of the Worlds,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThe Lord of Moses and Aaron.
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall(Pharaoh) said: Ye put your faith in him before I give you leave. Lo! he doubtless is your chief who taught you magic! But verily ye shall come to know. Verily I will cut off your hands and your feet alternately, and verily I will crucify you every one.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThey said: It is no hurt, for lo! unto our Lord we shall return.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! we ardently hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we are the first of the believers.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd We inspired Moses, saying: Take away My slaves by night, for ye will be pursued.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThen Pharaoh sent into the cities summoners,
Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall(Who said): Lo! these indeed are but a little troop,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd lo! they are offenders against us.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd lo! we are a ready host.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThus did We take them away from gardens and watersprings,
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd treasures and a fair estate.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThus (were those things taken from them) and We caused the Children of Israel to inherit them.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd they overtook them at sunrise.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd when the two hosts saw each other, those with Moses said: Lo! we are indeed caught.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHe said: Nay, verily! for lo! my Lord is with me. He will guide me.
Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThen We inspired Moses, saying: Smite the sea with thy staff. And it parted, and each part was as a mountain vast.
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Quran text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani), tanzil.net – CC BY 3.0, unchanged. Translation: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall – Public domain (published 1930).