46. Walaqad arsalna moosa bi-ayatina ila firAAawna wamala-ihi faqala innee rasoolu rabbi alAAalameena
46. We did send Moses aforetime, with Our Signs, to Pharaoh and his Chiefs: He said, "I am an apostle of the Lord of the Worlds."
47. Falamma jaahum bi-ayatina itha hum minha yadhakoona
47. But when he came to them with Our Signs, behold they ridiculed them.
48. Wama nureehim min ayatin illa hiya akbaru min okhtiha waakhathnahum bialAAathabi laAAallahum yarjiAAoona
48. We showed them Sign after Sign, each greater than its fellow, and We seized them with Punishment, in order that they might turn (to Us).
49. Waqaloo ya ayyuha alsahiru odAAu lana rabbaka bima AAahida AAindaka innana lamuhtadoona
49. And they said, "O thou sorcerer! Invoke thy Lord for us according to His covenant with thee; for we shall truly accept guidance."
50. Falamma kashafna AAanhumu alAAathaba itha hum yankuthoona
50. But when We removed the Penalty from them, behold, they broke their word.
51. Wanada firAAawnu fee qawmihi qala ya qawmi alaysa lee mulku misra wahathihi al-anharu tajree min tahtee afala tubsiroona
51. And Pharaoh proclaimed among his people, saying: "O my people! Does not the dominion of Egypt belong to me, (witness) these streams flowing underneath my (palace)? What! see ye not then?
52. Am ana khayrun min hatha allathee huwa maheenun wala yakadu yubeenu
52. "Am I not better than this (Moses), who is a contemptible wretch and can scarcely express himself clearly?
53. Falawla olqiya AAalayhi aswiratun min thahabin aw jaa maAAahu almala-ikatu muqtarineena
53. "Then why are not gold bracelets bestowed on him, or (why) come (not) with him angels accompanying him in procession?"
54. Faistakhaffa qawmahu faataAAoohu innahum kanoo qawman fasiqeena
54. Thus did he make fools of his people, and they obeyed him: truly were they a people rebellious (against Allah..
55. Falamma asafoona intaqamna minhum faaghraqnahum ajmaAAeena
55. When at length they provoked Us, We exacted retribution from them, and We drowned them all.
56. FajaAAalnahum salafan wamathalan lil-akhireena
56. And We made them (a people) of the Past and an Example to later ages.