Surah Ash Shu'ara Tafseer

فَلَمَّا جَاء السَّحَرَةُ

So, when the sorcerers arrived,

means, when they reached the court of Fir`awn, and a pavilion had been erected for him. There he gathered his servants, followers, administrators, and provincial leaders, and the soldiers of his kingdom. The sorcerers stood before Fir`awn, asking him to treat them well and bring them closer to him if they prevailed in this matter which he had brought them together for. They said:

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قَالُوا لِفِرْعَوْنَ أَيِنَّ لَنَا لَااَجْرًا إِن كُنَّا نَحْنُ الْغَالِبِينَ

"Will there surely be a reward for us if we are the winners!"

قَالَ نَعَمْ وَإِنَّكُمْ إِذًا لَّمِنَ الْمُقَرَّبِين