قَالَ لِلۡمَلَإِ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٞ
Qaala lilmala-i hawlahooo inna haazaa lasaahirun 'aleem
(Pharaoh) said to the Chiefs around him: "This is indeed a sorcerer well-versed:
— Ah-Shu'ara' (ٱلشُّعَرَاء), 26:34

© 2026 The Quran Says - Brought to you by Deen.
Business & Trade
Charity - Zakat
Clothing
Death
Drugs & Alcohol
Extramarital Relations
Fasting
Food
Gambling
Homosexual Relations
Invocations - Duas
Justice
Life Hereafter
Marriage
Occult Practices & Magic
Oneness of Allah
Pilgrimage
Plague
Prayers - Salah
Relationships & Rights
Repentance - Tawbah
Science
The Unseen
Virtues & Conduct
Women
قَالَ لِلۡمَلَإِ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٞ
Qaala lilmala-i hawlahooo inna haazaa lasaahirun 'aleem
(Pharaoh) said to the Chiefs around him: "This is indeed a sorcerer well-versed:
— Ah-Shu'ara' (ٱلشُّعَرَاء), 26:34
قَالَ لِلۡمَلَإِ حَوۡلَهُۥٓ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٞTransliteration: Qaala lilmala-i hawlahooo inna haazaa lasaahirun 'aleem
Translation (Yusuf Ali): (Pharaoh) said to the Chiefs around him: "This is indeed a sorcerer well-versed:
This is verse 34 of Surah Ah-Shu'ara' (ٱلشُّعَرَاء, meaning "The Poets"), the 26th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 227 total verses.