وَلَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا مُوسَى بِآیَاتِنَا إِلَى فِرْعَوْنَ وَمَلاَِیْهِ فَقَالَ إِ  نِّی رَسُولُ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِینَ(( 46 ))

46- AND VERILY WE SENT MOSES TO PHARAOH AND HIS CHIEF COURTIERS, WITH OUR SIGNS; AND HE SAID:- ``I AM THE MESSENGER OF THE LORD OF THE WORLDS''

فَلَمَّا جَاءَهُمْ بِآیَاتِنَا إِذَا هُمْ مِنْهَا یَضْحَکُونَ(( 47 ))

47- THEN WHEN HE CAME TO THEM WITH OUR SIGNS, THEY RIDICULED HIM.

وَمَا نُرِیهِمْ مِنْ آیَة إِلاَّ هِیَ أَکْبَرُ مِنْ أُخْتِهَا وَأَخَذْنَاهُمْ بِالْعَذَابِ لَعَلَّهُمْ یَرْجِعُونَ(( 48 ))

48- AND NOT A SING WE SHOWED THEM , EXCEPT IT WAS GREATER THAN ITS SISTER. (i.e. THE ONE BEFORE IT) AND WE SEIZED THEM WITH PUNISHMENT; MAYBE THEY RETURN.

وَقَالُوا یَا أَیُّهَ السَّاحِرُ ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّکَ بِمَا عَهِدَ عِنْدَکَ إِنَّنَا لَمُهْتَدُونَ(( 49 ))

49- (AND WHEN THEY FOUND THEMSELVES AFFLICTED) THEY SAID:- ``O, YOU SORCERER! CALL YOUR LORD FOR US BY THE PROMISE THAT HE HAS MADE WITH YOU (TO REMOVE OUR AFFLICTION). WE SHALL BE GUIDED THEN.

فَلَمَّا کَشَفْنَا عَنْهُمُ الْعَذَابَ إِذَا هُمْ یَنکُثُونَ(( 50 ))

50- THEN WHEN WE REMOVED FROM THEM THE TORMENT, THEY BROKE. (THEIR PLEDGE)