قَالَ ٱلۡمَلَأُ مِن قَوۡمِ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٞ ١٠٩
Said the eminent among the people of Pharaoh, "Indeed, this is a learned magician
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- قَالَSaidqāla
- ٱلۡمَلَأُthe chiefsl-mala-u
- مِنofmin
- قَوۡمِ(the) peopleqawmi
- فِرۡعَوۡنَ(of) Firaunfir'ʿawna
- إِنَّIndeedinna
- هَٰذَاthishādhā
- لَسَٰحِرٌ(is) surely a magician lasāḥirun
- عَلِيمٞlearnedʿalīmun
Tafsir
The notables and leaders said once they witnessed the transformation of the stick and the whiteness of his hand: 'Moses is nothing but a skilled and masterful magician.'
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran