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!"
7:114
قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ لَمِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِينَ ١١٤
He said: "Yea, (and more),- for ye shall in that case be (raised to posts) nearest (to my person)."
7:115
قَالُوا يَا مُوسَىٰ إِمَّا أَنْ تُلْقِيَ وَإِمَّا أَنْ نَكُونَ نَحْنُ الْمُلْقِينَ ١١٥
They said: "O Moses! wilt thou throw (first), or shall we have the (first) throw?"