Rowwad Translation Center — 315

20:52 He said, “Its knowledge is with my Lord in a Record. My Lord never errs, nor does He forget.”

20:53 It is He Who spread out the earth for you and made therein pathways for you, and sent down rain from the sky; and We brought forth thereby various types of plants.

20:54 Eat and graze your livestock. Indeed, there are signs in this for people of sound intellect.

20:55 From this [earth] We created you, and to it We will return you, and from it We will raise you once again.

20:56 We showed Pharaoh all Our signs, but he rejected them and refused to believe.

20:57 He said, “Have you come to drive us out of our land with your magic, O Moses?

20:58 We will surely bring you similar magic. So appoint a day between us that neither you nor we will fail to keep, in a convenient place[1].”

20:59 Moses said, “Your appointment is the festival day[1]; let the people be gathered at forenoon[2].”

20:60 So Pharaoh went away and put together his scheme, then came forth.

20:61 Moses said to them, “Woe to you, do not fabricate lies against Allah[1], lest He exterminate you with a punishment. Those who fabricate lies are bound to fail.”

20:62 Then they disputed the matter among themselves and kept their talk private.

20:63 They said, “These two are merely magicians who want to drive you out of your land with their magic and destroy your exemplary way of life.

20:64 So gather your scheme, then line up in a row. Whoever prevails today is indeed the victor.”