Surah Al-Qasas (القصص) • The Stories

Quran 28:48

28:48

فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُمُ ٱلْحَقُّ مِنْ عِندِنَا قَالُوا۟ لَوْلَآ أُوتِىَ مِثْلَ مَآ أُوتِىَ مُوسَىٰٓ ۚ أَوَلَمْ يَكْفُرُوا۟ بِمَآ أُوتِىَ مُوسَىٰ مِن قَبْلُ ۖ قَالُوا۟ سِحْرَانِ تَظَـٰهَرَا وَقَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّا بِكُلٍّ كَـٰفِرُونَ

falammā jāahumu l-ḥaqu min ʿindinā qālū lawlā ūtiya mith'la mā ūtiya mūsā awalam yakfurū bimā ūtiya mūsā min qablu qālū siḥ'rāni taẓāharā waqālū innā bikullin kāfirūna

But when the truth came to them from Us, they said, "Why was he not given like that which was given to Moses?" Did they not disbelieve in that which was given to Moses before? They said, "[They are but] two works of magic supporting each other, and indeed we are, in both, disbelievers."

— Saheeh International

Even now that Our truth has come to them, they say, ‘Why has he not been given signs like those given to Moses?’ Did they not also deny the truth that was given to Moses before? They say, ‘Two kinds of sor-cery, helping each other,’ and, ‘We refuse to accept either of them.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

But when the truth (i.e. Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم with his Message) has come to them from Us, they say: "Why is he not given the like of what was given to Mûsâ (Moses)? Did they not disbelieve in that which was given to Mûsâ (Moses) of old? They say: "Two kinds of magic [the Taurât (Torah) and the Qur’an], each helping the other!" And they say: "Verily in both we are disbelievers."

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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فَلَمَّاfalammāBut when
جَآءَهُمُjāahumucame to them
ٱلْحَقُّl-ḥaquthe truth
مِنْminfrom Us
عِندِنَاʿindināfrom Us
قَالُوا۟qālūthey said
لَوْلَآlawlāWhy not
أُوتِىَūtiyahe was given
مِثْلَmith'la(the) like
مَآmā(of) what
أُوتِىَūtiyawas given
مُوسَىٰٓۚmūsā(to) Musa
أَوَلَمْawalamDid not
يَكْفُرُوا۟yakfurūthey disbelieve
بِمَآbimāin what
أُوتِىَūtiyawas given
مُوسَىٰmūsā(to) Musa
مِنminbefore
قَبْلُۖqablubefore
قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
سِحْرَانِsiḥ'rāniTwo magic (works)
تَظَـٰهَرَاtaẓāharāsupporting each other
وَقَالُوٓا۟waqālūAnd they said
إِنَّاinnāIndeed, we
بِكُلٍّۢbikullinin all
كَـٰفِرُونَkāfirūna(are) disbelievers