Al-Qur'an Surah Adh-Dhariyat Verse 39

Mufti Taqi Usmani

So he turned away along with his chiefs and said, “ (Mūsā is) a magician or a madman!”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

but Pharaoh was carried away by his power, saying ˹of Moses˺, “A magician or a madman!”

Ruwwad Translation Center

But he and his supporters turned away, and he said about [Moses], “A magician or a madman!”

A. J. Arberry

but he turned his back, with his court, saying, 'A sorcerer, or a man possessed!'

Abdul Haleem

Pharaoh turned away with his supporters, saying, ‘This is a sorcerer, or maybe a madman,’

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Then he turned away with his court, and said: a magician or a madman.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

But (Pharaoh) turned back with his Chiefs, and said, "A sorcerer, or one possessed!"

Abul Ala Maududi

But Pharaoh turned away, showing arrogance on account of his power, and said (about Moses): “He is either a sorcerer or a madman.”

Ahmed Ali

But he turned to his counsellors, and said: "He is a magician or lunatic."

Ahmed Raza Khan

In response, he turned away along with his army and said, “He is a magician or a madman.”

Ali Quli Qarai

But he turned away assured of his might, and said, ‘A magician or a crazy man!’

Ali Ünal

But the Pharaoh turned away (from Our Message), together with his hosts, and said: "(Moses is either) a sorcerer or a madman."

Amatul Rahman Omar

But he turned away (from Moses) in the pride of his power and said, `(He is) a sorcerer, or rather a madman.´

English Literal

So he turned away at his corner/strong support, and he said: "A magician/sorcerer, or mad/insane."

Faridul Haque

In response, he turned away along with his army and said, “He is a magician or a madman.”

Hamid S. Aziz

But he turned away with his forces and said, "A sorcerer or a mad man."

Hilali & Khan

But [Fir'aun (Pharaoh)] turned away (from Belief in might) along with his hosts, and said: "A sorcerer, or a madman."

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And in Moses, when We sent him to Pharaoh with clear authority.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

But he turned away with his forces and said: A magician or a mad man.

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

But he withdrew (confiding) in his might, and said: A wizard or a madman.

Muhammad Sarwar

The Pharaoh and his forces turned away from him, saying, "He is either a magician or an insane person".

Qaribullah & Darwish

but he turned his back with his Assembly, saying: 'He is (either) a sorcerer or a mad man'

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

But (he) turned away along with his hosts, and said: "A sorcerer or a madman."

Wahiduddin Khan

But he turned his back, he and his courtiers, and said, "This is a sorcerer or a madman."

Talal Itani

But he turned away with his warlords, and said, “A sorcerer or a madman.”

Tafsir jalalayn

but he turned away, he rejected belief, to his supports (bi-ruknihi), his hosts, [so called] because to him they are like a support [rukn], saying, to Moses that he [Moses] was; `A sorcerer, or a madman!'

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

فَتَوَلَّى بِرُكْنِهِ

But he turned away along with his hosts,

meaning, in rebellion and arrogance, Fir`awn turned away from the plain truth that Musa was sent with,

ثَانِىَ عِطْفِهِ لِيُضِلَّ عَن سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ

Bending his neck in pride, and leading (others) too (far) astray from the path of Allah. (22;9 ),

meaning turning away from truth in arrogance,

وَقَالَ سَاحِرٌ أَوْ مَجْنُونٌ



and said;"A sorcerer, or a madman."

meaning Fir`awn said to Musa, "With regards to the message that you brought me, you are either a magician or a madman."

Allah the Exalted replied