قَالُوٓاْ
ءَامَنَّا
بِرَبِّ
ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
١٢١

They declared, “We ˹now˺ believe in the Lord of all worlds—

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

7:122

رَبِّ

مُوسَىٰ

وَهَٰرُونَ

١٢٢

the Lord of Moses and Aaron.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

7:123

قَالَ

فِرۡعَوۡنُ

ءَامَنتُم

بِهِۦ

قَبۡلَ

أَنۡ

ءَاذَنَ

لَكُمۡۖ

إِنَّ

هَٰذَا

لَمَكۡرٞ

مَّكَرۡتُمُوهُ

فِي

ٱلۡمَدِينَةِ

لِتُخۡرِجُواْ

مِنۡهَآ

أَهۡلَهَاۖ

فَسَوۡفَ

تَعۡلَمُونَ

١٢٣

Pharaoh threatened, “How dare you believe in him before I give you permission? This must be a conspiracy you devised in the city to drive out its people, but soon you will see.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

7:124

لَأُقَطِّعَنَّ

أَيۡدِيَكُمۡ

وَأَرۡجُلَكُم

مِّنۡ

خِلَٰفٖ

ثُمَّ

لَأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمۡ

أَجۡمَعِينَ

١٢٤

I will certainly cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides, then crucify you all.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

7:125

قَالُوٓاْ

إِنَّآ

إِلَىٰ

رَبِّنَا

مُنقَلِبُونَ

١٢٥

They responded, “Surely to our Lord we will ˹all˺ return.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

7:126

وَمَا

تَنقِمُ

مِنَّآ

إِلَّآ

أَنۡ

ءَامَنَّا

بِـَٔايَٰتِ

رَبِّنَا

لَمَّا

جَآءَتۡنَاۚ

رَبَّنَآ

أَفۡرِغۡ

عَلَيۡنَا

صَبۡرٗا

وَتَوَفَّنَا

مُسۡلِمِينَ

١٢٦

Your rage towards us is only because we believed in the signs of our Lord when they came to us. Our Lord! Shower us with perseverance, and let us die while submitting ˹to You˺.”¹

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

7:127

وَقَالَ

ٱلۡمَلَأُ

مِن

قَوۡمِ

فِرۡعَوۡنَ

أَتَذَرُ

مُوسَىٰ

وَقَوۡمَهُۥ

لِيُفۡسِدُواْ

فِي

ٱلۡأَرۡضِ

وَيَذَرَكَ

وَءَالِهَتَكَۚ

قَالَ

سَنُقَتِّلُ

أَبۡنَآءَهُمۡ

وَنَسۡتَحۡيِۦ

نِسَآءَهُمۡ

وَإِنَّا

فَوۡقَهُمۡ

قَٰهِرُونَ

١٢٧

The chiefs of Pharaoh’s people protested, “Are you going to leave Moses and his people free to spread corruption in the land and abandon you and your gods?” He responded, “We will kill their sons and keep their women.¹ We will completely dominate them.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

7:128

قَالَ

مُوسَىٰ

لِقَوۡمِهِ

ٱسۡتَعِينُواْ

بِٱللَّهِ

وَٱصۡبِرُوٓاْۖ

إِنَّ

ٱلۡأَرۡضَ

لِلَّهِ

يُورِثُهَا

مَن

يَشَآءُ

مِنۡ

عِبَادِهِۦۖ

وَٱلۡعَٰقِبَةُ

لِلۡمُتَّقِينَ

١٢٨

Moses reassured his people, “Seek Allah’s help and be patient. Indeed, the earth belongs to Allah ˹alone˺. He grants it to whoever He chooses of His servants. The ultimate outcome belongs ˹only˺ to the righteous.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

7:129

قَالُوٓاْ

أُوذِينَا

مِن

قَبۡلِ

أَن

تَأۡتِيَنَا

وَمِنۢ

بَعۡدِ

مَا

جِئۡتَنَاۚ

قَالَ

عَسَىٰ

رَبُّكُمۡ

أَن

يُهۡلِكَ

عَدُوَّكُمۡ

وَيَسۡتَخۡلِفَكُمۡ

فِي

ٱلۡأَرۡضِ

فَيَنظُرَ

كَيۡفَ

تَعۡمَلُونَ

١٢٩

They complained, “We have always been oppressed—before and after you came to us ˹with the message˺.” He replied, “Perhaps your Lord will destroy your enemy and make you successors in the land to see what you will do.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

7:130