The Quran

سورة طٰه

Surah Tâ Hâ 20:57

Perfect Man! be at rest · Verse 57 of 135

قَالَ أَجِئْتَنَا لِتُخْرِجَنَا مِنْ أَرْضِنَا بِسِحْرِكَ يَا مُوسَىٰ

Abdul Mannan Omar

He said, `Moses! have you come to us to turn us out of our country on the basis of your sorcery?

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

He said: "Hast thou come to drive us out of our land with thy magic, O Moses?

Ahmed Ali

And said: "Have you come to us, O Moses, to drive us out of our land with your witchery?

12 more translations

Ali Unal

He said: "Moses, have you come to drive us from our land with your sorcery?

Daryabadi

He said: art thou come unto us that thou mayest drive us out of our land by thy magic, O Musa!

Faridul Haque

He said, "Have you come to us in order to expel us from our land by your magic, O Moosa?"

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Said he: Hast thou come to us to turn us out of our land by thy enchantment, O Moses?

Maulvi Sher Ali

He said, `Has thou come to us, O Moses, to drive us out of our land by thy magic?

Muhammad Asad

He said: "Hast thou come to drive us out of our land by thy sorcery, O Moses?

Muhammad Musin Khan

He [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] said: "Have you come to drive us out of our land with your magic, O Musa (Moses)?

Muhammad Pickthall

He said: Hast come to drive us out from our land by thy magic, O Moses?

Muhammad Sarwar

He said to Moses, "Have you come to expel us from our land through your magic?.

Muhammed ali Shakir

Said he: Have you come to us that you should turn us out of our land by your magic, O Musa?

Rashad Khalifa

He said, "Did you come here to take us out of our land with your magic, O Moses?

Shabbir Ahmed

He said, “Have you come here to destabilize our country and drive us out of our land with your false religion and magical arguments, O Moses?”

Commentary 20:57 Pharaoh was left with no argument on the actual subject matter. He had no other alternative but to accuse Moses: “Have you come to us to turn us out of…

قَالَ أَجِئْتَنَا لِتُخْرِجَنَا مِنْ أَرْضِنَا بِسِحْرِكَ يَا مُوسَىٰ

20:57 Pharaoh was left with no argument on the actual subject matter. He had no other alternative but to accuse Moses: “Have you come to us to turn us out of our country?” This was a clever move by Pharaoh, a common strategy employed by the powerful.