to Pharaoh, Hamân, and Korah. But they responded: “Magician! Total liar!”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Then, when he came to them with the truth from Us, they said, “Kill the sons of those who believe with him and keep their women.” But the plotting of the disbelievers was only in vain.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And Pharaoh said, “Let me kill Moses, and let him call upon his Lord! I truly fear that he may change your traditions or cause mischief in the land.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Moses replied, “I seek refuge in my Lord and your Lord from every arrogant person who does not believe in the Day of Reckoning.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
A believing man from Pharaoh’s people, who was hiding his faith, argued, “Will you kill a man1 ˹only˺ for saying: ‘My Lord is Allah,’ while he has in fact come to you with clear proofs from your Lord? If he is a liar, it will be to his own loss. But if he is truthful, then you will be afflicted with some of what he is threatening you with. Surely Allah does not guide whoever is a transgressor, a total liar.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
O my people! Authority belongs to you today, reigning supreme in the land. But who would help us against the torment of Allah, if it were to befall us?” Pharaoh assured ˹his people˺, “I am telling you only what I believe, and I am leading you only to the way of guidance.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And the man who believed cautioned, “O my people! I truly fear for you the doom of ˹earlier˺ enemy forces—
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
like the fate of the people of Noah, ’Ȃd, Thamûd, and those after them. For Allah would never will to wrong ˹His˺ servants.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
O my people! I truly fear for you the Day all will be crying out ˹to each other˺—
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
the Day you will ˹try in vain to˺ turn your backs and run away, with no one to protect you from Allah. And whoever Allah leaves to stray will be left with no guide.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Joseph already came to you1 earlier with clear proofs, yet you never ceased to doubt what he came to you with. When he died you said, ‘Allah will never send a messenger after him.’ This is how Allah leaves every transgressor and doubter to stray—
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran