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Surah 43. Az-Zukhruf, Ayah 49

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وَقَالُوا۟ يَـٰٓأَيُّهَ ٱلسَّاحِرُ ٱدْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ بِمَا عَهِدَ عِندَكَ إِنَّنَا لَمُهْتَدُونَ

Waq a loo y a ayyuh a a l s ah iru odAAu lan a rabbaka bim a AAahida AAindaka innan a lamuhtadoon a

And [every time] they exclaimed: "O thou sorcerer! Pray for us to thy Sustainer on the strength of the covenant [of prophethood] which He has made with thee: for, verily, we shall now follow the right way!"

- Mohammad Asad

Each time they were seized by a scourge, they requested Musa: "O magician! Pray to your Rabb for us by virtue of the covenant He has made with you; we shall surely accept your guidance."

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

'Then' they pleaded, 'O 'mighty' magician! Pray to your Lord on our behalf, by virtue of the covenant He made with you.¹ We will certainly accept guidance.'

- Mustafa Khattab

And they said: O wizard; Entreat thy Lord for us by the pact that He hath made with thee. Lo! we verily will walk aright.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

And they said "O thou Sorcerer! invoke thy Lord for us according to His covenant with thee; for We shall truly accept guidance." ⁴⁶⁵²

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali