Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
Now when the sorcerers came, they said unto Pharaoh: “Verily, we ought to have a great reward if it is we who prevail
M. M. Pickthall
And when the wizards came they said unto Pharaoh: Will there surely be a reward for us if we are the winners
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
So when the sorcerers arrived, they said to Pharaoh: "Of course - shall we have a (suitable) reward if we win
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
When the magicians came, they asked Pharaoh, “Shall we have a ˹suitable˺ reward if we prevail?”
Safi Kaskas
When the magicians arrived, they said to Pharaoh, “Is there a reward for us if we win?”
Wahiduddin Khan
When the magicians came, they asked Pharaoh, Shall we have a reward, if we are the winners
Shakir
And when the magicians came, they said to Firon: Shall we get a reward if we are the vanquishers
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
So when the ones who are sorcerers drew near, they said to Pharaoh: Is there a compensation for us if we had been the ones who are victors?
T.B.Irving
When the sorcerers came, they said to Pharaoh: "Will we have payment if we are the winners?"
Abdul Hye
When the sorcerers arrived, they said to Pharaoh: “Is there a reward for us if we are the winners?”
The Study Quran
Then, when the sorcerers came, they said to Pharaoh, “Shall we truly have a reward if we are the victors?
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
Upon their arrival, the magicians asked Pharaoh, “Will we be rewarded if we prevail?”
Talal Itani (2012)
When the magicians arrived, they said to Pharaoh, 'Is there a reward for us, if we are the winners?'
Dr. Kamal Omar
So when the magicians arrived, they said to Firaun: “Will surely there be for us a certain reward if we became — we (as) the winners?”
When the magicians arrived, they asked Pharoah: "Shall we get a reward if we are dominant?"
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
Then, when the sorcerers came, they said to Firaawn, (Pharaoh) "will we surely have a reward indeed, in case we are the ones who are the overcomers?"
Muhammad Sarwar
When the magicians came, they asked the Pharaoh, "Will there be any reward for us if we win?"
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
So, when the sorcerers came, they said to Pharaoh, .Will there be a sure reward for us, if we are the victorious?
Shabbir Ahmed
When they came, they said to Pharaoh, "Will there be a reward for us if we are the winners?"
Dr. Munir Munshey
The magicians came to the pharaoh and said, "There would surely be a reward in it for us, if we are victorious. Wouldn´t there?"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
So, when the magicians arrived, they said to Firon (Pharaoh): "Truly— Shall we have a (worthy) reward if we win?"
And when the magicians arrived, they said to Pharaoh, "Is there indeed for us a reward if we are the predominant?"
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
So when the magicians came, they said to Pharaoh: "We should be rewarded if we are the winners."
Abdel Haleem
When the sorcerers came, they said to Pharaoh, ‘Shall we be rewarded if we win?’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Then when the magicians came, they said unto Fir'awn: will there surely be a big hire for us if we are the winners
Ahmed Ali
When the magicians arrived, they said to the Pharaoh: "Is there a reward for us if we are victorious?" -
Aisha Bewley
When the magicians came, they said to Pharaoh, ´Will we be rewarded if we are the winners?´
Ali Ünal
So then the sorcerers came forth (for the encounter) and said to the Pharaoh: "We shall surely have a reward, if we are the victors, shall we?"
Ali Quli Qara'i
So when the magicians came, they said to Pharaoh, ‘Shall we indeed have a reward if we were to be the victors?’
Hamid S. Aziz
And when the sorcerers came they said unto Pharaoh, "Will we have a sure reward if we win?"
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
So, when the magicians came, they said to Pharaoh: “Is there a reward for us if we are the winners?”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
So when the illusionists arrived they said to Pharaoh, “Will there be for us a suitable reward if we win
Musharraf Hussain
When the magicians arrived, they asked Pharaoh: “Will we be rewarded, if we win?”
Maududi
When the magicians came forth (for the encounter) they said to Pharaoh: "Is there a reward for us if we triumph?"
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
So when the magicians came, they said to Pharaoh: "We should be rewarded if we are the winners.
Mohammad Shafi
So when the magicians came, they said to Pharaoh, "Are we not indeed entitled certainly to a reward if it is we who prevail?"
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
Then when the magicians came, they said to Firawn, 'will we get some wage if we over come?
When the magicians came, they said to Pharaoh, "Do we get paid, if we are the winners?"
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
Then, when the sorcerers came to Pharaoh, they said: 'Shall we receive a wage if we win?
Maulana Muhammad Ali
So when the enchanters came, they said to Pharaoh: Will there be a reward for us, if we are the vanquishers
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
So when the magicians/sorcerers came, they said to Pharaoh: "Is for us a reward/wage/fee (E) if we, we were the defeaters ?"
Bijan Moeinian
When the magicians arrived, they asked Pharaoh: “Is there any reward for us (and this indicates how serious they were about their own religion.)”
Faridul Haque
So when the magicians came, they said to Firaun, “Will we get some reward if we are victorious?”
Sher Ali
And when the sorcerers came, they said to Pharaoh, `Shall we have a reward if we are the winners?
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
Then when the sorcerers arrived, they said to Pharaoh: ‘Is there (also) any reward (fixed) for us if we gain the upper hand (in the contest)?
Amatul Rahman Omar
So when all the sorcerers came they said to Pharaoh, `Shall we be really and richly rewarded if we gain clear supremacy?
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
So when the sorcerers arrived, they said to Firaun (Pharaoh): "Will there surely be a reward for us if we are the winners?"
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
So when the magicians came they said to Pharaoh, “Is there indeed a reward for us if it is we who are the victors?”
Munir Mezyed
When the magicians came, they said to Pharaoh: ‘We shall certainly obtain a (big) reward if we attain victory, shall we?’
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And when the magicians came they said to Pharaoh: will we have a reward if we are the winners?
Linda “iLHam” Barto
When the sorcerers arrived, they said to Pharaoh, “Certainly we should have a reward if we win.”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
So when the sorcerers arrived, they said to Pharaoh, “Is there a reward for us if we are the overcomers?”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
When the sorcerers came, they said to Pharaoh: "Will we have payment if we are the winners?"
Samy Mahdy
So, when the magicians came, they said to Pharaoh, “Is there a wage for us, if we are the overcomers.?”
Sayyid Qutb
When the sorcerers arrived they said to Pharaoh: Will there be a [handsome] reward for us if we are the ones to prevail?'
Ahmed Hulusi
When the magicians came they said to Pharaoh, “And what if we prevail, will we be rewarded?”
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
Then, when the sorcerers came, they said to Pharaoh: 'Shall we have a reward if we should be the victors?
And when the sorcerers congregated to action they said to Pharaoh: "Assuredly, we will be rewarded should we be the winners"
Mir Aneesuddin
so that we may follow the magicians if they are the winners?"
The Wise Quran
So when the magicians came they said to Pharaoh, 'Shall we, indeed, have a reward if we gain the upper hand?'