Al-A'raf 7:121
SAHIHقَالُوٓا۟ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
They said, "We have believed in the Lord of the worlds,
Qaaloo aamannaa bi Rabbil 'aalameen
Tafsir (Commentary)
<h2>Musa defeats the Magicians, Who believe in Him</h2><p>Allah states that at that tremendous moment, in which Allah differentiated between Truth and Falsehood, He sent a revelation to His servant and Messenger Musa, peace be upon him, ordering him to throw the stick that he held in his right hand, </p><div class="arabic uthmani">فَإِذَا هِىَ تَلْقَفُ</div><p>(It swallowed straight away) and devoured, </p><div class="arabic uthmani">مَا يَأْفِكُونَ</div><p>(all the falsehood which they showed.) the magic that they caused the illusion with, of magic with which they caused making it appear real, whereas it was not real at all. Ibn `Abbas said that Musa's stick swallowed all the ropes and sticks that the magicians threw. The magicians realized that this was from heaven and was by no means magic. They fell in prostration and proclaimed, </p><div class="arabic uthmani">قَالُواْ ءَامَنَّا بِرَبِّ الْعَـلَمِينَ - رَبِّ مُوسَى وَهَـرُونَ </div><p>("We believe in the Lord of all that exists. The Lord of Musa and Harun ). Muhammad bin Ishaq commented, "It followed the ropes and sticks one after another, until nothing that the sorcerers threw remained. Musa then held it in his hand, and it became a stick again just as it was before. The magicians fell in prostration and proclaimed, …
Other Translations
Crying: We believe in the Lord of the Worlds,
Saying: "We believe in the Lord of the Worlds,-
They said: "We believe in the Lord of the 'Alamin (mankind, jinns and all that exists).
They said, “We have believed in the Lord of the Worlds.”