(And) said: "These two are surely magicians. They want to deprive you of your land with their magic, and eradicate your distinct way (of life).
They said, “Undoubtedly these two are magicians for sure, who wish to expel you from your land by the strength of their magic, and destroy your exemplary religion!”
saying, 'These two men are sorcerers and their purpose is to expel you out of your land by their sorcery, and to extirpate your justest way.
saying [to one another]: "These two are surely sorcerers intent on driving you from your land by their sorcery, and on doing away with your time-honoured way of life.
They said: verily these two are magicians, intending to drive you forth from your land by their magic and to do away with your superior way.
They said: "Verily! These are two magicians. Their object is to drive you out from your land with magic, and overcome your chiefs and nobles.
They said, “These two are magicians who want to drive you out of your land with their magic, and to abolish your exemplary way of life.
Some of them said: "These two are magicians, who want to drive you out of your land with their magic and to destroy your excellent way of life.
They said: "Verily, these are two magicians. Their object is to drive you out from your land with magic, and to take you away from your exemplary way."
They said: Lo! these are two wizards who would drive you out from your country by their magic, and destroy your best traditions;
They said, ‘These two are indeed magicians who intend to expel you from your land with their magic, and to abolish your excellent tradition!
saying: 'These two are sorcerers whose aim is to drive you from your land by their sorcery and destroy your noble ways.
They said, "Indeed, these are two magicians who want to drive you out of your land with their magic and do away with your most exemplary way.
and said, "These two people are magicians. They want to expel you from your land through their magic and to destroy your own tradition.
They said: These are most surely two magicians who wish to turn you out from your land by their magic and to take away your best traditions.
Q<u>a</u>loo in h<u>atha</u>ni las<u>ah</u>ir<u>a</u>ni yureed<u>a</u>ni an yukhrij<u>a</u>kum min ar<u>d</u>ikum bisi<u>h</u>rihim<u>a</u> waya<u>th</u>hab<u>a</u> bi<u>t</u>areeqatikumu almuthl<u>a</u>
They said, "Certainly they are both magicians who want to drive you out of your land by their magic, and destroy your best traditions.
They said: "These two are certainly (expert) magicians: their object is to drive you out from your land with their magic, and to do away with your most cherished institutions.
قَالُوٓا۟ إِنْ هَٰذَٰنِ لَسَٰحِرَٰنِ يُرِيدَانِ أَن يُخْرِجَاكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُم بِسِحْرِهِمَا وَيَذْهَبَا بِطَرِيقَتِكُمُ ٱلْمُثْلَىٰ
The magicians said to one another secretly: Moses and Aaron are both magicians. Their intention is to drive you out of Egypt with the magic that they brought and put an end to your superior way of life and sublime religion.
The magicians said to one another secretly: Moses and Aaron are both magicians. Their intention is to drive you out of Egypt with the magic that they brought and put an end to your superior way of life and sublime religion.
<p>إِنْ هَـٰذَانِ لَسَاحِرَ‌انِ يُرِ‌يدَانِ أَن يُخْرِ‌جَاكُم مِّنْ أَرْ‌ضِكُم بِسِحْرِ‌هِمَا وَيَذْهَبَا بِطَرِ‌يقَتِكُمُ الْمُثْلَىٰ</p><p>Said they, "Certainly, these two are sorcerers who wish to drive you out from your land and do away with your excellent way of life. (20:63)</p><p>The word مُثْلَىٰ is the feminine of which means "most excellent". The meaning is that the Egyptians believed that their religion which regarded the Pharaoh as god was the best and Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) and Sayyidna Harun (علیہ السلام) wanted to destroy it and supplant their own religion in its place. The word طَرِیقَہ (translated in the text as 'way of life' ) is also used to describe the chiefs and leading citizens and according to Sayyidna Ibn ` Abbas ؓ and Sayyidna ` Ali ؓ the word has been used here in this sense namely that these two men wished to finish off all their leaders and important citizens and it was therefore, the duty of the Egyptian magicians to unite and use their best endeavours to defeat the enemy</p>
إِنْ هَـٰذَانِ لَسَاحِرَ‌انِ يُرِ‌يدَانِ أَن يُخْرِ‌جَاكُم مِّنْ أَرْ‌ضِكُم بِسِحْرِ‌هِمَا وَيَذْهَبَا بِطَرِ‌يقَتِكُمُ الْمُثْلَىٰSaid they, "Certainly, these two are sorcerers who wish to drive you out from your land and do away with your excellent way of life. (20:63)The word مُثْلَىٰ is the feminine of which means "most excellent". The meaning is that the Egyptians believed that their religion which regarded the Pharaoh as god was the best and Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) and Sayyidna Harun (علیہ السلام) wanted to destroy it and supplant their own religion in its place. The word طَرِیقَہ (translated in the text as 'way of life' ) is also used to describe the chiefs and leading citizens and according to Sayyidna Ibn ` Abbas ؓ and Sayyidna ` Ali ؓ the word has been used here in this sense namely that these two men wished to finish off all their leaders and important citizens and it was therefore, the duty of the Egyptian magicians to unite and use their best endeavours to defeat the enemy