Al-Qur'an Surah Yunus Verse 77

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Mūsā said, “Do you say (this) about the Truth when it came to you? Is this magic, while the magicians do not achieve success?”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

Moses responded, “Is this what you say about the truth when it has come to you? Is this magic? Magicians will never succeed.”

Ruwwad Translation Center

Moses said, “Do you say this about the truth after it has come to you? Can this be magic? But magicians will never succeed.”

A. J. Arberry

Moses said, 'What, do you say this to the truth, when it has come to you? Is this a sorcery? But sorcerers do not prosper.'

Abdul Haleem

Moses said, ‘Is this what you say about the Truth when it comes to you? Is this sorcery? Sorcerers never prosper.’

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Musa said: say ye this of the truth after it hath come unto you? Is this magic? and the magicians fare not well.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Said Moses; "Say ye (this) about the truth when it hath (actually) reached you? Is sorcery (like) this? But sorcerers will not prosper."

Abul Ala Maududi

Moses said: 'Do you say this about the truth after it has come to you? Is this sorcery? You call this sorcery although sorcerers never come to a happy end.

Ahmed Ali

"You say this of the truth," said Moses, "after it has come to you. Is this magic? But sorcerers do not ever prosper."

Ahmed Raza Khan

Said Moosa, “What! You speak in this manner regarding the truth when it has come to you? Is this magic? And magicians never succeed.”

Ali Quli Qarai

Moses said, ‘Do you say of the truth when it comes to you [that it is magic]? Is this magic? Magicians do not find salvation.’

Ali Ünal

Moses said: "Do you speak of the truth like this when it has come to you? Is this sorcery? But sorcerers do not prosper."

Amatul Rahman Omar

Moses said, `Is that how you talk of the truth when it has come to you? Can this be an enchantment, whereas the enchanters never attain their goal?´

English Literal

Moses Said: "Do you say to the truth when it came to you, is that magic/sorcery?" and the magicians/sorcerers do not succeed/win.

Faridul Haque

Said Moosa, "What! You speak in this manner regarding the truth when it has come to you? Is this magic? And magicians never succeed."

Hamid S. Aziz

And when the truth came to them from Us they said, "This is mere magic."

Hilali & Khan

Musa (Moses) said: "Say you (this) about the truth when it has come to you? Is this magic? But the magicians will never be successful."

Maulana Mohammad Ali

So when the truth came to them from Us, they said: This is surely clear enchantment!

Mohammad Habib Shakir

Musa said: Do you say (this) of the truth when it has come to you? Is it magic? And the magicians are not successful.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

Moses said: Speak ye (so) of the Truth when it hath come unto you? Is this magic? Now magicians thrive not.

Muhammad Sarwar

Moses asked, "Why do you call the Truth which has come to you magic? Magicians, certainly, will not have happiness".

Qaribullah & Darwish

Moses said: 'Is this what you say of the truth when it has come to you? Is this sorcery? Sorcerers do not prosper'

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

Musa said: "Say you (this) about the truth when it has come to you Is this magic But the magicians will never be successful."

Wahiduddin Khan

Moses replied, "Do you speak thus of the truth after it has been brought to you? Can this be sorcery? Sorcerers never prosper."

Talal Itani

Moses said, “Is this what you say of the truth when it has come to you? Is this sorcery? Sorcerers do not succeed.”

Tafsir jalalayn

Moses said, `Do you say [so] of the Truth when it has come to you, that it is sorcery? Is this sorcery?, when the one who has brought it has indeed prospered and has invalidated the sorcery of the sorcerers? Now sorcerers do not prosper' (the interrogative in both instances is meant as a disavowal).