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We seized them on account of 103 After them We sent Moses
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their misdeeds. Do the people with Our signs to Pharaoh and
of these towns now feel secure his chiefs. But they willfully
against the coming of Our rejected them. Consider the end
punishment upon them by night of the evil-doers. 104 Moses said,
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while they are asleep? Or, do ‘Pharaoh, I am a messenger from
they feel secure against the the Lord of the Universe,
coming of Our punishment upon 105 duty-bound to say nothing
them in the forenoon while they about God but the truth, and I
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are at play? Do they feel secure have brought you a clear sign
against God’s devising? No one from your Lord. Let the Children
feels secure against God’s devising of Israel go with me.’
except for those doomed to ruin. 106 [Pharaoh] said, ‘If you come
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Does it not guide the people with a sign, then produce it, if
who inherit the land from former you are telling the truth.’ 107 Then
people that We can punish them Moses threw down his staff and
for their sins if We will? And suddenly, unmistakably, it
seal up their hearts so that they appeared as a serpent, 108 and he
would not be able to lend an ear drew forth his hand, and it
to words of guidance? 101 We appeared [shining] white to the
have told you the stories of those beholders. 109 The chiefs of
towns: their messengers came to Pharaoh’s people said, ‘This is
them with clear signs, but they most surely a skillful magician,
were never going to believe in 110 who seeks to drive you from
something they had already your land!’ Pharaoh said, ‘What
rejected. Thus God seals up the then do you advise?’ 111 They
hearts of those who deny the said, ‘Let him and his brother
truth. 102 We found most of them wait awhile, and send into the
untrue to their covenants, indeed cities summoners, 112 who should
We found most of them to bring to you every skillful
be defiant. magician.’