قَالَqālaHe saidلِلْمَلَأِlil'mala-ito the chiefsحَوْلَـهُٓḥawlahuaround himاِنَّinnaIndeedهٰذَاhādhāthisلَسَاحِرٌlasāḥirun(is) surely a magicianعَل۪يمٌۙʿalīmunlearnedHe said to the commanders around him: "This is a knowledgeable magician."