Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
Thereupon they threw their [magic ropes and their staffs, and said: “By Pharaoh’s might, behold, it is we indeed who have prevailed!”
M. M. Pickthall
Then they threw down their cords and their staves and said: By Pharaoh's might, lo! we verily are the winners
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
So they threw their ropes and their rods, and said: "By the might of Pharaoh, it is we who will certainly win!"
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
So they cast down their ropes and staffs, saying, “By Pharaoh’s might, it is we who will surely prevail.”
Safi Kaskas
So they threw their ropes and their staffs, and said, “By the reverence of Pharaoh, We will surely win.”
Wahiduddin Khan
So they cast down their ropes and staffs, and said, By Pharaohs honour, we shall surely win
Shakir
So they cast down their cords and their rods and said: By Firon's power, we shall most surely be victorious
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
So they cast their ropes and their staffs and said: By the vainglory of Pharaoh, we, we will , surely, be the ones who are victors!
T.B.Irving
So they threw their ropes and their staffs, and said: " By Pharaoh´s majesty, we will be the winners!" ´
Abdul Hye
So they threw their ropes and their sticks, and said: “By the might of Pharaoh, it is we who will be the winners!”
The Study Quran
So they cast their ropes and staffs and said, “By the might of Pharaoh, we shall surely be the victors!
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
And they threw their ropes and staffs, proclaiming, “By Pharaoh’s might, it is us who will prevail.”
Talal Itani (2012)
So they threw their ropes and their sticks, and said, 'By the majesty of Pharaoh, we will be the winners.'
Dr. Kamal Omar
So they threw their ropes and their rods, and said “By the might of Firaun, certainly we — surely, we (will be) the winners.
Thereupon they cast down their ropes and staffs, saying: "By the glory of Pharoah, we shall be the winners."
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
So they cast down their ropes and their staffs and said, "By the might of Firaawn, we, surely we, will indeed be the overcomers."
Muhammad Sarwar
So they cast down their ropes and staffs saying, "By the honor of the Pharaoh we shall certainly become the winners"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
So they threw down their ropes and their staffs and said, .By the majesty of Pharaoh, we will be the triumphant for sure
Shabbir Ahmed
They put forward their logic and swore, "By Pharaoh's majesty! We will be the victors."
Dr. Munir Munshey
They cast their (spells on the) ropes and sticks and said, "By the power of the pharaoh, we will certainly triumph!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
So, they threw their ropes and their rods, and said: "By the might of Firon (Pharaoh), it is we who will really win!"
So they threw their ropes and their staffs and said, "By the might of Pharaoh, indeed it is we who are predominant."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
So they cast down their ropes and staffs and they said: "By the might of Pharaoh, we will be the winners."
Abdel Haleem
They threw their ropes and staffs, saying, ‘By Pharaoh’s might, we shall be victorious.’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Then they cast their cords and their staves, and said: by the might of Fir'awn, verily we! we shall be the winners
Ahmed Ali
So they cast their ropes and rods, and said: "By the glory of Pharaoh, we shall be victorious."
Aisha Bewley
They threw down their ropes and staffs and said, ´By the might of Pharaoh we are the winners.´
Ali Ünal
So they threw their ropes and staffs, saying: "By the might and glory of Pharaoh, we will surely be the victors."
Ali Quli Qara'i
So they threw down their sticks and ropes, and said, ‘By the might of Pharaoh, we shall surely be the victors!’
Hamid S. Aziz
So they threw down their ropes and their rods and said, "By Pharaoh´s might, verily, it is we who shall be the winners."
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
So, they threw their ropes and their canes and they said: “By Pharaoh’s power, we shall be the winners.”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
So they threw their ropes and their staffs and said, “By the power of Pharaoh, it is we who will certainly win.
Musharraf Hussain
So they threw down their ropes and sticks, saying, “By Pharaoh’s might, we are surely the winners.”
Maududi
Thereupon they threw down their ropes and their rods, and said: "By the glory of Pharaoh, we shall prevail."
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
So they cast down their ropes and staffs and they said: "By the might of Pharaoh, we will be the winners.
Mohammad Shafi
Then they did cast down their ropes and their staffs, and said, "By Pharaoh's honour, behold, it is we certainly who shall prevail!"
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Therefore they cast down their ropes and staffs and said, 'By Firawn's honour, undoubtedly, we are the winners.
They threw their ropes and sticks, and said, "By Pharaoh's majesty, we will be the victors."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
So they cast their ropes and staffs, saying: 'By Pharaoh's might, we shall be the victors.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
So they cast down their cords and their rods and said: By Pharaoh’s power we shall most surely be victorious
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
So they threw/threw away their ropes/ties and their sticks/canes, and they said: "With Pharaoh's glory/might ,that we, we are the defeaters ."
Bijan Moeinian
They threw their ropes and sticks, and said: “By the Grace of the Pharaoh’s majesty, we will be the winners.”
Faridul Haque
So they threw down their ropes and their staves and exclaimed, “By the honour of Firaun, indeed victory is ours!”
Sher Ali
So they threw down their ropes and their rods and said, `By Pharaoh's honour, it is we who will surely win.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
So they cast down their strings and sticks and said: ‘By the honour of Pharaoh, we shall certainly win.
Amatul Rahman Omar
So they put down (on the ground) their ropes and their staffs and said, `By Pharaoh's honour and might it is we who will certainly be the winners.
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
So they threw their ropes and their sticks, and said: "By the might of Firaun (Pharaoh), it is we who will certainly win!"
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
So they threw their ropes and their sticks and they said, “By the honour of Pharaoh, it is certainly we who are going to be the victors.”
Munir Mezyed
So they threw their ropes and their sticks, (saying): ‘By the great power of Pharaoh, it is we who will definitely be victorious’.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
So they threw their ropes and sticks and said: by the might of Pharaoh, we will be the winners.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
They threw their ropes and their rods and said, “By the power of Pharaoh, we will certainly win.”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
So they cast their ropes and their staffs and said, “By Pharaoh's might, we are most surely the overcomers.”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
So they threw their ropes and their staffs, and said: " By Pharaoh's majesty, we will be the winners!"
Samy Mahdy
So they threw their ropes and their staffs and said, "By Pharaoh’s might, surely we are the overcomers."
Sayyid Qutb
So they threw their ropes and staffs, and said: 'By Pharaoh's might, it is we indeed who will prevail.'
Ahmed Hulusi
So they threw their ropes and staffs and said, “By the might of Pharaoh, indeed, it is we who will prevail.”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
So they cast down their ropes and their rods, and said: 'By Pharaoh's dignity we shall certainly be the victors'
And as they were casting their ropes and rods, they invoked -their god- Pharaoh in supplication for aid and success. They prayed: By Pharaoh's might we will be the winners
Mir Aneesuddin
Musa said to them, "Cast down what you are going to cast down."
The Wise Quran
So they threw down their ropes and their rods and said, 'By Pharaoh's might, indeed, surely it is we who shall gain the upper hand.'