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Quran 7:127

Surah Al-A'raf (The Heights), verse 127 of 206 · Juz 9

وَقَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِن قَوْمِ فِرْعَوْنَ أَتَذَرُ مُوسَىٰ وَقَوْمَهُۥ لِيُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَيَذَرَكَ وَءَالِهَتَكَ ۚ قَالَ سَنُقَتِّلُ أَبْنَآءَهُمْ وَنَسْتَحْىِۦ نِسَآءَهُمْ وَإِنَّا فَوْقَهُمْ قَـٰهِرُونَ

Translations of Quran 7:127
EnglishTalal Itani

The chiefs of Pharaoh’s people said, “Will you let Moses and his people cause trouble in the land, and forsake you and your gods?” He said, “We will kill their sons, and spare their women. We have absolute power over them.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

The chiefs of Pharaoh's people said: (O King), wilt thou suffer Moses and his people to make mischief in the land, and flout thee and thy gods? He said: We will slay their sons and spare their women, for lo! we are in power over them.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Fir'avnın kavmından yine o cemiyyet ya, dediler: Musâyı ve kavmini bırakacaksın ki seni ve ilâhlarını bıraksın da yer yüzünde fesad çıkârsınlar? Yine, dedi: Oğullarını öldürürüz ve kadınlarını diri tutarız, yine tepelerinde mutlak kahrımızı yürütürüz

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Les grands du royaume de Pharaon lui dirent : Laisseras-tu partir Moïse et sa nation, afin qu’ils commettent des désordres dans le pays, t’abandonnent toi et tes divinités ? — Alors, répondit Pharaon, faisons mourir leurs enfants mâles, et n’épargnons que leurs filles ; ainsi nous aurons le dessus sur eux.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En de opperhoofden van Pharao's volk zeiden: Wilt gij Mozes en zijn volk laten vertrekken, opdat zij op de aarde zouden zondigen en u en uwe goden verlaten? Pharao antwoordde: wij zullen hunne mannelijke kinderen doen dooden, en wij zullen hunne vrouwelijke kinderen sparen, en zoo zullen wij de zege over hen behalen.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

I grandi del Regno di Faraone gli dissero: Lascerai forse partire Mosè e la sua nazione, affinchè devastino la tua terra, abbandonino te, e le tue divinità! Allora, rispose Faraone, facciamo loro morire i figli maschj, e non siano salve che le figlie; così noi sarem superiori.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.