Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali, Muhammad Muhsin Khan — 368

26:20 20. Mûsâ (Moses) said: "I did it then, when I was ignorant (as regards my Lord and His Message).

26:21 21. "So I fled from you when I feared you. But my Lord has granted me Hukm (i.e. religious knowledge, right judgement of the affairs and Prophethood), and made me one of the Messengers.

26:22 22. "And this is the past favour with which you reproach me: that you have enslaved the Children of Israel."

26:23 23. Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) said: "And what is the Lord of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn and all that exists)?"

26:24 24. [Mûsâ (Moses)] said: "The Lord of the heavens and the earth, and all that is between them, if you seek to be convinced with certainty."

26:25 25. [Fir‘aun (Pharaoh)] said to those around: "Do you not hear (what he says)?"

26:26 26. [Mûsâ (Moses)] said: "Your Lord and the Lord of your ancient fathers!"

26:27 27. [Fir‘aun (Pharaoh)] said: "Verily, your Messenger who has been sent to you is a madman!"

26:28 28. [Mûsâ (Moses)] said: "Lord of the east and the west, and all that is between them, if you did but understand!"

26:29 29. [Fir‘aun (Pharaoh)] said: "If you choose an ilâh (god) other than me, I will certainly put you among the prisoners."

26:30 30. [Mûsâ (Moses)] said: "Even if I bring you something manifest (and convincing)?"

26:31 31. [Fir‘aun (Pharaoh)] said: "Bring it forth then, if you are of the truthful!"

26:32 32. So [Mûsâ (Moses)] threw his stick, and behold, it was a serpent, manifest.

26:33 33. And he drew out his hand, and behold, it was white to all beholders!

26:34 34. [Fir‘aun (Pharaoh)] said to the chiefs around him: "Verily! This is indeed a well-versed sorcerer.

26:35 35. "He wants to drive you out of your land by his sorcery: what is it then that you command?"

26:36 36. They said: "Put him off and his brother (for a while), and send callers to the cities;

26:37 37. "To bring up to you every well-versed sorcerer."

26:38 38. So the sorcerers were assembled at a fixed time on a day appointed.

26:39 39. And it was said to the people: "Are you (too) going to assemble?