S: And they said: O magician! call on your Lord for our sake, as He has made the covenant with you; we shall surely be the followers of the right way.
043.050 Y: But when We removed the Penalty from them, behold, they broke their word.
P: But when We eased them of the torment, behold! they broke their word.
S: But when We removed from them the chastisement, lo! they broke the pledge.
043.051 Y: And Pharaoh proclaimed among his people, saying: "O my people! Does not the dominion of Egypt belong to me, (witness) these streams flowing underneath my (palace)? What! see ye not then?"
P: And Pharaoh caused a proclamation to be made among his people saying: O my people! Is not mine the sovereignty of Egypt and these rivers flowing under me? Can ye not then discern?
S: And Firon proclaimed amongst his people: O my people! is not the kingdom of Egypt mine? And these rivers flow beneath me; do you not then see?
043.052 Y: "Am I not better than this (Moses), who is a contemptible wretch and can scarcely express himself clearly?"
P: I am surely better than this fellow, who is despicable and can hardly make (his meaning) plain!
S: Nay! I am better than this fellow, who is contemptible, and who can hardly speak distinctly: