فَلَمَّا جَآءَهُم مُّوسَىٰ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا بَيِّنَٰتٍۢ قَالُوا۟ مَا هَٰذَآ إِلَّا سِحْرٌۭ مُّفْتَرًۭى وَمَا سَمِعْنَا بِهَٰذَا فِىٓ ءَابَآئِنَا ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
Translation
Sahih International
But when Moses came to them with Our signs as clear evidences, they said, "This is not except invented magic, and we have not heard of this [religion] among our forefathers."
Word-by-Word Translation
فَلَمَّا
But when
جَآءَهُم
came to them
مُّوسَىٰ
Musa
بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا
with Our Signs
بَيِّنَـٰتٍۢ
clear
قَالُوا۟
they said
مَا
Not
هَـٰذَآ
(is) this
إِلَّا
except
سِحْرٌۭ
a magic
مُّفْتَرًۭى
invented
وَمَا
and not
سَمِعْنَا
we heard
بِهَـٰذَا
of this
فِىٓ
among
ءَابَآئِنَا
our forefathers
ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
our forefathers
٣٦
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