قَالَ الْمَلَأُ مِنْ قَوْمِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَاحِرٌ عَلِيمٌ ١٠٩
Said the Chiefs of the people of Pharaoh: "This is indeed a sorcerer well-versed.
7:110
يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُخْرِجَكُمْ مِنْ أَرْضِكُمْ ۖ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُونَ ١١٠
"His plan is to get you out of your land: then what is it ye counsel?"
7:111
قَالُوا أَرْجِهْ وَأَخَاهُ وَأَرْسِلْ فِي الْمَدَائِنِ حَاشِرِينَ ١١١
They said: "Keep him and his brother in suspense (for a while); and send to the cities men to collect-
7:112
يَأْتُوكَ بِكُلِّ سَاحِرٍ عَلِيمٍ ١١٢
And bring up to thee all (our) sorcerers well-versed."
7:113
وَجَاءَ السَّحَرَةُ فِرْعَوْنَ قَالُوا إِنَّ لَنَا لَأَجْرًا إِنْ كُنَّا نَحْنُ الْغَالِبِينَ ١١٣
So there came the sorcerers to Pharaoh: They said, "of course we shall have a (suitable) reward if we win!"