فَجُمِعَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ لِمِيقَٰتِ يَوۡمٖ مَّعۡلُومٖ ٣٨
So the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a well-known day.1
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 i.e., the morning of the day of festival. See 20:58-59.
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- فَجُمِعَSo were assembledfajumiʿa
- ٱلسَّحَرَةُthe magiciansl-saḥaratu
- لِمِيقَٰتِfor (the) appointmentlimīqāti
- يَوۡمٖ(on) a dayyawmin
- مَّعۡلُومٖwell-knownmaʿlūmin
Tafsir
Pharaoh assembled his magicians to challenge Moses at an appointed place and time.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran