Meccan·Surah 7

الأعراف

Surah Al-A'raf — Ayah 120

The Heights

206 Ayahs·Verse 7:120
7:120

وَأُلْقِىَ ٱلسَّحَرَةُ سَـٰجِدِينَ

And the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allah].

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فَوَقَعَ ٱلْحَقُّ وَبَطَلَ مَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

So the truth was established, and abolished was what they were doing.

فَغُلِبُوا۟ هُنَالِكَ وَٱنقَلَبُوا۟ صَـٰغِرِينَ

And Pharaoh and his people were overcome right there and became debased.

قَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ

They said, "We have believed in the Lord of the worlds,

رَبِّ مُوسَىٰ وَهَـٰرُونَ

The Lord of Moses and Aaron."