لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُواْ هُمُ ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَ ٤٠
That we might follow the magicians if they are the predominant?"
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- لَعَلَّنَاThat we maylaʿallanā
- نَتَّبِعُfollownattabiʿu
- ٱلسَّحَرَةَthe magiciansl-saḥarata
- إِنifin
- كَانُواْthey arekānū
- هُمُthey arehumu
- ٱلۡغَٰلِبِينَthe victoriousl-ghālibīna
Tafsir
If the magicians succeed over Moses, perhaps we should follow them in their religion.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran