قَالُوا لَا ضَيْرَ ۖ إِنَّا إِلَىٰ رَبِّنَا مُنْقَلِبُونَ ٥٠
They said: "No matter! for us, we shall but return to our Lord!
26:51
إِنَّا نَطْمَعُ أَنْ يَغْفِرَ لَنَا رَبُّنَا خَطَايَانَا أَنْ كُنَّا أَوَّلَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ٥١
"Only, our desire is that our Lord will forgive us our faults, that we may become foremost among the believers!"
26:52
وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰ أَنْ أَسْرِ بِعِبَادِي إِنَّكُمْ مُتَّبَعُونَ ٥٢
By inspiration we told Moses: "Travel by night with my servants; for surely ye shall be pursued."
26:53
فَأَرْسَلَ فِرْعَوْنُ فِي الْمَدَائِنِ حَاشِرِينَ ٥٣
Then Pharaoh sent heralds to (all) the Cities,
26:54
إِنَّ هَٰؤُلَاءِ لَشِرْذِمَةٌ قَلِيلُونَ ٥٤
(Saying): "These (Israelites) are but a small band,