فَتَوَلَّىٰ بِرُكۡنِهِۦ وَقَالَ سَٰحِرٌ أَوۡ مَجۡنُونٞ ٣٩
But he turned away with his supporters and said, "A magician or a madman."
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- فَتَوَلَّىٰBut he turned awayfatawallā
- بِرُكۡنِهِۦwith his supportersbiruk'nihi
- وَقَالَand saidwaqāla
- سَٰحِرٌA magiciansāḥirun
- أَوۡoraw
- مَجۡنُونٞa madmanmajnūnun
Tafsir
But Pharaoh turned away from the truth, and he said regarding Moses (peace be upon him): “He is a magician that does magic on people or a madman who says what he does not understand”.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran