Quran 26:34 — Ash-Shu'araa, verse 34
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
Pharaoh said to the counsellors around him, ‘This man is a learned sorcerer!
قَالَ لِلْمَلَإِ حَوْلَهُ إِنَّ هَـٰذَا لَسَاحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ
qāla lil'mala-i ḥawlahu inna hādhā lasāḥirun ʿalīmun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- Said he to the Council about him, 'Surely this man is a cunning sorcerer
- Muhammad Asad
- Said [pharaoh] unto the great ones around him: “Verily, this is indeed a sorcerer of great knowledge
- Sahih International
- [Pharaoh] said to the eminent ones around him, "Indeed, this is a learned magician.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 2 | لِلْمَلَإِlil'mala-i | to the chiefs | ملأ |
| 3 | حَوْلَهُۥٓḥawlahu | around him | حول |
| 4 | إِنَّinna | Indeed | — |
| 5 | هَـٰذَاhādhā | this | — |
| 6 | لَسَـٰحِرٌlasāḥirun | (is) surely a magician | سحر |
| 7 | عَلِيمٌۭʿalīmun | learned | علم |