established, and all that they had done proved in vain. They were vanquished on the spot and
were made to look small.
7:120 And the magicians fell down prostrate in adoration saying, “We believe in the Lord of
the worlds, the Lord of Moses and Aaron.”
7:123 Pharaoh said, “Do you believe in him before I give you permission? This is surely a
trick you have devised in my city in order to drive out its people, but you will soon see what
will happen.
7:124 I will cut off your hands and feet on opposite sides then will crucify you altogether.”
7:125 They said, “We return to our Lord, and you [the Pharaoh] will take revenge on us
because we believed the signs of our Lord when they came to us. Lord, give us your
constancy and patience that we may die as Muslims.”
7:127 The elders of Pharaoh’s people said, “Will you leave Moses and his people to spread
corruption in our land and forsake you and your gods?” He said, “We will slay their male
children and spare their females. Then they will submit.”
7:128 Moses said to his people, “Ask for help from Allah, and patiently wait for the earth is
Allah’s, and He will give it as an inheritance to whomever He pleases. And the righteous
will inherit Paradise.”
7:129 They said, “We were persecuted before you came to us and since you have been with
us.” Moses said, “It may be that your Lord will destroy your enemy and make you rulers in
the land so He will see how you act.”
7:130 We have already punished Pharaoh’s people with years of droughts and scarcity of
food that they might learn. When good fell to them they said, “This is due to us, “ but if evil
came to them, they said it was due to the evil omens of Moses and his people. In truth, their
evil
omens were from Allah, but most of them do not know.
7:132 They said to Moses, “Whatever sign you bring to bewitch us, we will not believe in
you.” So We sent them the flood, the locusts, the lice, the frogs, and the blood. All were
clear signs, but they were an arrogant and sinful people. Each time any plague fell on them,
they said, “Oh, Moses, pray for us to your Lord because you have a promise from Him. If
you remove the plague, we will truly believe you, and we will let the Children of Israel leave
with you.”
7:135 But every time We removed a plague from them, they broke their promise when the
time Allah granted them was over. Therefore, We took vengeance on them. We drowned
them in the sea because they rejected Our signs and did not take warning from them. And
We gave to the people who were considered weak the lands in the east and the west with
Our blessings. The promise of the Lord was fulfilled for the Children of Israel because of
their patience and constancy, and We destroyed the great works and the buildings of
Pharaoh and his people.
7:138 And We took the Children of Israel across the sea, and they discovered people who
worshipped idols. They said, “Oh, Moses, make us a god like the gods they have.” He said,
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