The Holy Quran 26:40 — Surah Ash-Shu'ara

Arabic text

لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْغَـٰلِبِينَ

Translation

"...so that we may follow (witness) the (ways of the) magicians if they are victorious (over Moosa عليه الصلاة والسلام)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

That is, everyone should gather. There is strong hope that our sorcerers will prevail. Then, to display the defeat and humiliation of Musa ﵇, we shall follow the way of our own sorcerers. It was as if they wanted to show that they had no self-interest in this: when our side prevails in the contest, then in all fairness no one will have any room to turn away…

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