Surah Ash-Shu'ara 26:40 — translation and meaning
الشعراء · Verse 40 / 227 · Page 369
لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ السَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُوا هُمُ الْغَالِبِينَ
Word by Word
لَعَلَّنَا
la'allana
That we may
نَتَّبِعُ
nattabi'u
follow
السَّحَرَةَ
al-saharata
the magicians
إِن
in
if
كَانُوا
kanu
they are
هُمُ
humu
they are
الْغَالِبِينَ
al-ghalibina
the victorious
Transliteration
La'allanaa nattabi'us saharata in kaanoo humul ghaalibeen
Translation
That we might follow the magicians if they are the predominant?"
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
If the magicians succeed over Moses, perhaps we should follow them in their religion.
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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