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وَقَالَ فِرْعَوْنُ ذَرُونِىٓ أَقْتُلْ مُوسَىٰ وَلْيَدْعُ رَبَّهُۥٓ ۖ إِنِّىٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُبَدِّلَ دِينَكُمْ أَوْ أَن يُظْهِرَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ٱلْفَسَادَ Qur’an Ghafir (40:26)

Waqala firAAawnu tharoonee aqtul moosa walyadAAu rabbahu innee akhafu an yubaddila deenakum aw an yuthhira fee alardi alfasada

And Pharaoh said: "Leave it to me to slay Moses-and let him invoke his [alleged] sustainer!¹⁸ Behold, I fear lest he cause you to change your religion, or lest he cause corruption to prevail in the land!"

- Mohammad Asad

Finally Fir'on said: "Let me kill Musa; and let him invoke his Rabb! I fear that he may change your religion or that he may cause mischief to appear in the land."

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

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.'

- Mustafa Khattab

And Pharaoh said: Suffer me to kill Moses, and let him cry unto his Lord. Lo! I fear that he will alter your religion or that he will cause confusion in the land.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

Said Pharaoh: "Leave me to slay Moses; and let him Call on his Lord! What I fear is lest he should change your religion or lest he should cause mischief to appear in the land!" ⁴³⁹³ ⁴³⁹⁴

Surah 40. Ghafir, Ayah 26

And Pharaoh said: "Leave it to me to slay Moses-and let him invoke his [alleged] sustainer!¹⁸ Behold, I fear lest he cause you to change your religion, or lest he cause corruption to prevail in the land!"

- Mohammad Asad

Finally Fir'on said: "Let me kill Musa; and let him invoke his Rabb! I fear that he may change your religion or that he may cause mischief to appear in the land."

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

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.'

- Mustafa Khattab

And Pharaoh said: Suffer me to kill Moses, and let him cry unto his Lord. Lo! I fear that he will alter your religion or that he will cause confusion in the land.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

Said Pharaoh: "Leave me to slay Moses; and let him Call on his Lord! What I fear is lest he should change your religion or lest he should cause mischief to appear in the land!" ⁴³⁹³ ⁴³⁹⁴

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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Surah 40. Ghafir, Ayah 26

And Pharaoh said: "Leave it to me to slay Moses-and let him invoke his [alleged] sustainer!18 Behold, I fear lest he cause you to change your religion, or lest he cause corruption to prevail in the land!"

- Mohammad Asad

Finally Fir'on said: "Let me kill Musa; and let him invoke his Rabb! I fear that he may change your religion or that he may cause mischief to appear in the land."

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

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.'

- Mustafa Khattab

And Pharaoh said: Suffer me to kill Moses, and let him cry unto his Lord. Lo! I fear that he will alter your religion or that he will cause confusion in the land.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

Said Pharaoh: "Leave me to slay Moses; and let him Call on his Lord! What I fear is lest he should change your religion or lest he should cause mischief to appear in the land!" 4393 4394

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Related Islamic Resources

And Pharaoh said: "Leave it to me to slay Moses-and let him invoke his [alleged] sustainer!¹⁸ Behold, I fear lest he cause you to change your religion, or lest he cause corruption to prevail in the land!"

Said Pharaoh: "Leave me to slay Moses; and let him Call on his Lord! What I fear is lest he should change your religion or lest he should cause mischief to appear in the land!" ⁴³⁹³ ⁴³⁹⁴