The Holy Quran 7:127 — Surah Al-A'raf

Arabic text

وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِن قَوْمِ فِرْعَوْنَ أَتَذَرُ مُوسَىٰ وَقَوْمَهُۥ لِيُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَيَذَرَكَ وَءَالِهَتَكَ ۚ قَالَ سَنُقَتِّلُ أَبْنَآءَهُمْ وَنَسْتَحْىِۦ نِسَآءَهُمْ وَإِنَّا فَوْقَهُمْ قَـٰهِرُونَ

Translation

The chieftains from the nation of Fir'oun said (to Firoun), "Will you leave Moosa عليه الصلاة والسلام and his people to spread corruption in the land (by turning people against you) and to discard you and your gods?" (While regarding Fir'oun to be their highest god, the people of Egypt also worshipped idols) He (Fir'oun) replied, "We shall now kill (all) their sons and allow their daughters to live (as we had been doing previously). (Despite what they do) We still have power over them."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

When, seeing the signs of the truth, the sorcerers fell down in prostration, and the Children of Israel began to side with Musa ﵇, and even some of the Copts began to incline towards them, the leaders among Pharaoh's people grew alarmed and began to incite Pharaoh to violence, saying that Musa ﵇ and his people, the Children of Israel, should not be given…

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