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Taha 63

Ayah 63 of 135 · Meccan

قَالُوٓاْ إِنۡ هَٰذَٰنِ لَسَٰحِرَٰنِ يُرِيدَانِ أَن يُخۡرِجَاكُم مِّنۡ أَرۡضِكُم بِسِحۡرِهِمَا وَيَذۡهَبَا بِطَرِيقَتِكُمُ ٱلۡمُثۡلَىٰ ٦٣

They said, "Indeed, these are two magicians who want to drive you out of your land with their magic and do away with your most exemplary way [i.e., religion or tradition].

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قَالُوٓاْThey saidqālū
  2. إِنۡIndeedin
  3. هَٰذَٰنِthese twohādhāni
  4. لَسَٰحِرَٰنِ[two] magicianslasāḥirāni
  5. يُرِيدَانِthey intendyurīdāni
  6. أَنthatan
  7. يُخۡرِجَاكُمthey drive you outyukh'rijākum
  8. مِّنۡofmin
  9. أَرۡضِكُمyour landarḍikum
  10. بِسِحۡرِهِمَاwith their magicbisiḥ'rihimā
  11. وَيَذۡهَبَاand do awaywayadhhabā
  12. بِطَرِيقَتِكُمُwith your waybiṭarīqatikumu
  13. ٱلۡمُثۡلَىٰthe exemplaryl-muth'lā

Tafsir

The magicians said to one another secretly: Moses and Aaron are both magicians. Their intention is to drive you out of Egypt with the magic that they brought and put an end to your superior way of life and sublime religion.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran