[[ The Story of Pharaoh, this is the response of the righteous in his court facing the death threat by Pharaoh]]

7. Sura al-Araf

The Quranic Text & Ali’s Version:

لأُقَطِّعَنَّ أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَرْجُلَكُم مِّنْ خِلاَفٍ ثُمَّ لأُصَلِّبَنَّكُمْ أَجْمَعِينَ ﴿١٢٤﴾

7: 124. "Be sure I will cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides,

and I will cause you all to die on the cross."

قَالُواْ إِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا مُنقَلِبُونَ ﴿١٢٥﴾

7: 125. They said:

"For us, we are but sent back unto our Lord.

Other versions:

7: 124 [al-Araf, Mecca 39]

Yusuf Ali "Be sure I will cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides and I will cause you all to die on the cross."

Pickthall Surely I shall have your hands and feet cut off upon alternate sides. Then I shall crucify you every one.

Transliteration La uqatti'anna aidiyakum wa arjulakum min khila_fin summa la usallibannakum ajma'in(a).

7: 125

Yusuf Ali They said: "for us we are but sent back unto our Lord.

Pickthall They said: Lo! We are about to return unto our Lord!

Transliteration Qa_lu_ inna_ ila_ rabbina_ munqalibu_n(a).