Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
And the sorcerers came unto Pharaoh [and] said: "Verily, we ought to have a great reward if it is we who prevail."
M. M. Pickthall
And the wizards came to Pharaoh, saying: Surely there will be a reward for us if we are victors
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
So there came the sorcerers to Pharaoh: They said, "of course we shall have a (suitable) reward if we win!"
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
The magicians came to Pharaoh, saying, “Shall we receive a ˹suitable˺ reward if we prevail?”
Safi Kaskas
The sorcerers came to Pharaoh [and] said, “We should be rewarded if we win.”
Wahiduddin Khan
And the magicians came to Pharaoh and asked, Shall we have a reward, if we should prevail
Shakir
And the enchanters came to Firon (and) said: We must surely have a reward if we are the prevailing ones
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
And the ones who are sorcerers drew near to Pharaoh. They said: Truly, would we have compensation if we had been the ones who are victors?
T.B.Irving
The magicians came to Pharaoh. They said: ´Will we have some payment if we are the winners?"
Abdul Hye
The sorcerers came to Pharaoh. They said: “Indeed there will be reward for us if we are the winners.”
The Study Quran
And the sorcerers came unto Pharaoh. They said, “We shall surely have a reward if it is we who are victorious.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
So, magicians arrived at Pharaoh’s presence, and they inquired, “Will we be rewarded if we triumph?”
Talal Itani (2012)
The magicians came to Pharaoh, and said, 'Surely there is a reward for us, if we are the victors.'
Dr. Kamal Omar
And the magicians came to Fir’aun (and) said: “Indeed, for us (is) a definite reward provided we become the victors?”
The sorcerers came to Pharoah and said: "We must certainly have some suitable reward if we prevail!"
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And the sorcerers came to Firaawn; they said, "Surely we will indeed have a reward in case we ourselves, are the over comers."
Muhammad Sarwar
The magicians came to the Pharaoh and said, "We must have our reward if we are to gain a victory over him (Moses)"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
The sorcerers came to Pharaoh. They said, .There must be a reward for us, if we are the victors
Shabbir Ahmed
The master debaters came to Pharaoh. They said, "Surely there will be reward for us if we are victors."
Dr. Munir Munshey
The magicians came to the pharaoh and said, "There would surely be a (handsome) reward for us if we triumph, wouldn´t there?"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
And so there came the magicians to Firon (Pharaoh): They said: "Of course, we want a (suitable) reward if we win!"
And the magicians came to Pharaoh. They said, "Indeed for us is a reward if we are the predominant."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
And the magicians came to Pharaoh, they said: "We require a reward if we are the victors."
Abdel Haleem
The sorcerers came to Pharaoh and said, ‘Shall we be rewarded if we win?’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And the magicians came unto Fir'awn. They said: surely there is for us a reward if we are the overcomers
Ahmed Ali
The magicians came to the Pharaoh and said: "Is there reward for us if we succeed?"
Aisha Bewley
The magicians came to Pharaoh and they asked, ´Will we receive a reward if we are the winners?´
Ali Ünal
The sorcerers came to the Pharaoh and said: "We must surely have a reward, if we are the victors."
Ali Quli Qara'i
And the magicians came to Pharaoh. They said, ‘We shall indeed have a reward if we were to be the victors?’
Hamid S. Aziz
And the magician came to Pharaoh and said, "Is there, indeed, a reward for us if we are victors
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
The magicians came to Pharaoh and said: “Is there any reward for us if we are the winners?”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
So the illusionists came to Pharaoh. They said, “Of course we will have a reward if we win?
Musharraf Hussain
The magicians came to the Pharaoh, they asked, “Will we be rewarded if we win?
Maududi
And the magicians came to Pharaoh and said: ´Shall we have a reward if we win?´
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
And the magicians came to Pharaoh, they said: "We require a reward if we are the victors."
Mohammad Shafi
And the magicians came to Pharaoh and said, "We should indeed have a reward if we are the victors."
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And the magicians came to Pharaoh (Firawn) and said, we shall get some reward if we win.'
The magicians came to Pharaoh and said, "Do we get paid if we are the winners?"
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
The sorcerers came to Pharaoh. They said: 'Shall we be rewarded if we are the winners?
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And the enchanters came to Pharaoh, saying: We must surely have a reward if we prevail
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And the magicians/sorcerers came (to) Pharaoh, and they said: "That truly for us (is) a reward/fee (E) if we, we were the defeators ."
Bijan Moeinian
All magicians rushed to the Pharaoh's court and said: "Will there be a reward for us [to defeat Moses?"
Faridul Haque
And the magicians came to Firaun, and said, "Will we get some reward if we are victorious?"
Sher Ali
And the sorcerers came to Pharaoh and said: `We shall, of course, have a reward, if we prevail,
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And the magicians came to Pharaoh and said: ‘There should certainly be some reward for us if we overmaster.
Amatul Rahman Omar
And the (most reputed) sorcerers came to Pharaoh. They said, `We shall indeed be richly rewarded if we be the prevailing ones?
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
And so the sorcerers came to Firaun (Pharaoh). They said: "Indeed there will be a (good) reward for us if we are the victors."
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
And the magicians came to Pharaoh and they said, “Indeed there surely is a reward for us if we are the ones who have overcome?”
Munir Mezyed
So the magicians came to Pharaoh and said: "We shall certainly obtain a (big) reward if we become victors, shall we?"
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And the magicians came to Pharaoh saying: for sure we will have a reward if we are the winners?
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Magicians came to Pharaoh. They said, “Of course we will have a reward if we are successful.”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Thus the sorcerers came to Pharaoh. They said, “Surely there is a reward for us if we are the overcomers.”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
The magicians came to Pharaoh. They said: 'Will we have some payment if we are the winners?"
Samy Mahdy
And the magicians came to Pharaoh, they said, “Surely there is a wage for us, if we are the overcomers.”
Sayyid Qutb
The sorcerers came to Pharaoh and said: “Surely there will be a handsome reward for us if it is we who prevail.â€
Ahmed Hulusi
And the magicians came to Pharaoh... They said, “If we prevail, there will indeed be a prize for us, will there not?”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
And the sorcerers came to Pharaoh, they said: � Verily there will be a reward for us if we are victors�.
The experts and skilful in the art of necromancy came to Pharaoh and asked him. "Shall we be rewarded if we happen to prevail and gain superiority over them? "
Mir Aneesuddin
And the magicians came to Firawn, saying, "There should certainly be a reward for us if we are victors."
The Wise Quran
And the magicians came to Pharaoh. They said, 'Indeed there surely will be a reward for us if we are victors.'