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وَقَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ يَٰهَٰمَٰنُ ٱبۡنِ لِي صَرۡحٗا لَّعَلِّيٓ أَبۡلُغُ ٱلۡأَسۡبَٰبَ
Wa qaala Fir'awnu yaa Haamaanub-ni lee sarhal la'alleee ablughul asbaab
Pharaoh said: "O Haman! Build me a lofty palace, that I may attain the ways and means-
— Ghafar (غَافِر), 40:36
وَقَالَ فِرۡعَوۡنُ يَٰهَٰمَٰنُ ٱبۡنِ لِي صَرۡحٗا لَّعَلِّيٓ أَبۡلُغُ ٱلۡأَسۡبَٰبَTransliteration: Wa qaala Fir'awnu yaa Haamaanub-ni lee sarhal la'alleee ablughul asbaab
Translation (Yusuf Ali): Pharaoh said: "O Haman! Build me a lofty palace, that I may attain the ways and means-
This is verse 36 of Surah Ghafar (غَافِر, meaning "The Forgiver"), the 40th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah with 85 total verses.