So they threw their ropes and staffs and said, “By the might of Pharaoh, indeed, it is we who will prevail.”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
So they cast down their ropes and their rods, and said: 'By Pharaoh's dignity we shall certainly be the victors'
Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur'an al-Karim
And as they were casting their ropes and rods, they invoked -their god- Pharaoh in supplication for aid and success. They prayed: By Pharaoh's might we will be the winners