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CH. 26 ASH-SHU ARĀ' PT. 19 kilégzését فَالْقَوْا حِبَالَهُمْ وَعِصِيَّهُمْ وَقَالُوا بِعِزَّةِ So they threw down their. 45 فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّا لَنَحْنُ الْغُلِبُونَ ropes and their rods, and said, 'By Pharaoh's honour, it is we who will surely win. '2734 فَأَلْقَى مُوسَى عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَلْقَفُ Then Moses threw down. 46 مَا يَأْفِكُونَ his rod, and lo! it swallowed up all that which they had fabricated. 2735 47. "Thereupon the magicians were impelled to fall down prostrate. 2736 48. They said, 'We believe in the Lord of the worlds, 49. The Lord of Moses, and of Aaron. '2737 فَأَلْقِيَ السَّحَرَةُ سَجِدِينَ قَالُوا امَنَّا بِرَبِّ الْعَلَمِينَ رَبِّ مُوسَى وَهَرُونَ a7:118; 20:70. 7:121; 20:71. 7:123;20:71. 2734. Important Words: 33 (honour) means, honour; high position; might and power; pride; consciousness of one's high position and rank (Lane & Aqrab). 2735. Important Words: (fabricated) is derived from which means, he hid; he uttered a falsehood; he said what was not true; i. e. he fabricated or invented a lie. Š means, a great or habitual liar (Lane & Aqrab). For see 7:118. Commentary: deception of the magicians. Moreover, it was not the rod changed into a serpent which undid the magic of the magicians, but it was the rod itself which exposed the deception they had wrought on the spectators by breaking to pieces the things which under the influence of the magic the spectators had taken for real serpents. 2736. Commentary: The verse contains a beautiful illustration of the invincible power of truth and that of falsehood having feet of clay. The magicians were won over to truth at the spot. Those who The verse makes it quite clear that had come to scoff remained to pray. the rod of Moses did not swallow the 2737. Commentary: rods and ropes of the magicians but it "swallowed up all that which they had fabricated;" i. e. it utterly destroyed the imposture, forgery and The words "the Lord of Moses and of Aaron" being case in apposition to the words, "the Lord of all the worlds" in the preceding verse, 2350