Jonah
10. Yūnus
يونس
Page #218
10:81
فَلَمَّا
أَلْقَوْا
قَالَ
مُوسَى
مَا
جِئْتُم
بِهِ
السِّحْرُ
إِنَّ
اللَّهَ
سَيُبْطِلُهُ
إِنَّ
اللَّهَ
لَا
يُصْلِحُ
عَمَلَ
الْمُفْسِدِينَ
fa-lammā ʾalqaw qāla mūsā mā jiʾtum bihī s-siḥru ʾinna llāha sa-yubṭiluhū ʾinna llāha lā yuṣliḥu ʿamala l-mufsidīna
When they had had their throw, Moses said: "What ye have brought is sorcery: Allah will surely make it of no effect: for Allah prospereth not the work of those who make mischief.
— Abdullah Yusufali
So when they threw down [their sticks and ropes], Moses said, ‘What you have produced is magic. Indeed Allah will bring it to naught presently. Indeed Allah does not foster the efforts of those who cause corruption.