Surah 7 · verse 120
Al-A'raf 7:120
Sign in to listenوَأُلْقِيَ السَّحَرَةُ سَاجِدِينَ
wa-ulqiya as-saharatu sajidin
And the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allah].
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ أَنْ أَلْقِ عَصَاكَ ۖ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَلْقَفُ مَا يَأْفِكُونَ
And We inspired to Moses, "Throw your staff," and at once it devoured what they were falsifying.
Verse 118فَوَقَعَ الْحَقُّ وَبَطَلَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ
So the truth was established, and abolished was what they were doing.
Verse 119فَغُلِبُوا هُنَالِكَ وَانقَلَبُوا صَاغِرِينَ
And Pharaoh and his people were overcome right there and became debased.
وَأُلْقِيَ السَّحَرَةُ سَاجِدِينَ
And the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allah].
قَالُوا آمَنَّا بِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ
They said, "We have believed in the Lord of the worlds,
Verse 122رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَارُونَ
The Lord of Moses and Aaron."
Verse 123قَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ آمَنتُم بِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ آذَنَ لَكُمْ ۖ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَمَكْرٌ مَّكَرْتُمُوهُ فِي الْمَدِينَةِ لِتُخْرِجُوا مِنْهَا أَهْلَهَا ۖ فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ
Said Pharaoh, "You believed in him before I gave you permission. Indeed, this is a conspiracy which you conspired in the city to expel therefrom its people. But you are going to know.
