Surah Al-A'raf 7:109 — translation and meaning

الأعراف · Verse 109 / 206 · Page 164

قَالَ الْمَلَأُ مِن قَوْمِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّ هَذَا لَسَاحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ

Word by Word

قَالَ
qala
Said
الْمَلَأُ
al-mala-u
the chiefs
مِن
min
of
قَوْمِ
qawmi
(the) people
فِرْعَوْنَ
fir'awna
(of) Firaun
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
هَذَا
hadha
this
لَسَاحِرٌ
lasahirun
(is) surely a magician
عَلِيمٌ
alimun
learned

Transliteration

Qaalal mala-u min qawmi Fir'awna inna haazaa lasaa hirun 'aleem

Translation

Said the eminent among the people of Pharaoh, "Indeed, this is a learned magician

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

The notables and leaders said once they witnessed the transformation of the stick and the whiteness of his hand: 'Moses is nothing but a skilled and masterful magician.'

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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