Ash-Shu'araa 26:49 · The Poets · Arabic, translation, recitation

Other English translations

Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+

"Pharaoh said, ‘How dare you believe in him before I have given you permission? He must be the master who taught you sorcery! Soon you will see: I will cut off your alternate hands and feet and then crucify the lot of you!’"

Pickthall (classic)+

"(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."

Yusuf Ali (classic)+

"Said (Pharaoh): "Believe ye in Him before I give you permission? surely he is your leader, who has taught you sorcery! but soon shall ye know! Be sure I will cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will cause you all to die on the cross!""

Tafsīr · classical commentary

Ibn Kathir

Abridged English, public domain

Between Fir`awn and the Sorcerers

His threats against them resulted only in an increase in their faith and submission to Allah, for the veil of disbelief had been lifted from their hearts and the truth became clear to them because they knew something that their people did not: that what Musa had done could not have been done by any human being unless Allah helped him, making it proof and an evidence of the truth of what he had brought from his Lord. Then Fir`awn said to them:

ءَامَنتُمْ لَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ ءَاذَنَ لَكُمْ

(You have believed in him before I give you leave.) meaning, `you should have asked my permission for what you did, and you did not consult with me; if I had given you permission you could have done it, and if I did not allow you, you should not have done it, for I am the ruler and the one to be obeyed.'

إِنَّهُ لَكَبِيرُكُمُ الَّذِى عَلَّمَكُمُ السِّحْرَ

(Surely, he indeed is your chief, who has taught you magic!) This is stubborn talk, and anyone can see that it is nonsense, for they had never met Musa before that day, so how could he have been their chief who taught them how to do magic No rational person would say this. Then Fir`awn threatened to cut off their hands and feet, and crucify them. They said:

لاَ ضَيْرَ

(No harm!) meaning, `no problem, that will not harm us and we do not care.'

إِنَّآ إِلَى رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ

(Surely, to our Lord we are to return.) means, `the return of us all is to Allah, may He be glorified, and He will never allow the reward of anyone who has done good to be lost. What you have done to us is not hidden from Him, and He will reward us in full for that.' So they said:

إِنَّا نَطْمَعُ أَن يَغْفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَـيَـنَآ

(Verily, we really hope that our Lord will forgive us our sins,) `the sins we have committed and the magic you forced us to do.'

أَن كُنَّآ أَوَّلَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ

(as we are the first of the believers,) means, because we are the first of our people, the Egyptians, to believe. So he killed them all.

Tafsir Saʿdi

Он удивился смелости своих подчиненных. Неужели они уверовали, не посоветовавшись с ним и не испросив его разрешения? Он не ожидал таково поворота событий и сказал: «Воистину, он - ваш предводитель, который и обучил вас колдовству!» Он прекрасно знал, что чародеи были собраны со всех египетских городов по его собственному распоряжению, которое он отдал, прислушавшись к совету знатных вельмож. Он знал, что чародеи прежде никогда не встречались с Мусой и никогда не видели его. Он также знал, что они не способны творить чудеса, а лишь занимаются колдовством, запугивая и околдовывая людей своими загадочными деяниями. Однако ему не оставалось ничего, кроме как сделать очередное лживое заявление, в порочности которого были убеждены все присутствующие. Несмотря на это, глупый и невежественный народ отказался уверовать в непреложную истину и ясные знамения. Но не стоит удивляться безрассудству этих нечестивцев, потому что они были готовы поверить любым словам Фараона, какими бы лживыми они ни были. Тогда Фараон пригрозил чародеям отрубить им правые руки и левые ноги, как поступают с преступниками, распространяющими на земле беззаконие. Он также обещал распять их, дабы они вкусили позор и унижение. Однако чародеи уже успели вкусить прелесть истинной веры, и поэтому далее Всевышний сказал: