Ali Quli Qarai, The Qur’ān with a Phrase-by-Phrase English Translation (2005)

‘Indeed I seek the protection of my Lord
and your Lord
from every arrogant one
who does not believe in the Day of Reckoning.’
28 Said a man of faith from Pharaoh’s clan,
who concealed his faith,
‘Will you kill a man for saying,
“My Lord is Allah,”
while he has already brought you manifest proofs
from your Lord?
Should he be lying,
his falsehood will be to his own detriment;
but if he is truthful,
there shall visit you
some of what he promises you.
Indeed Allah does not guide
someone who is a profligate, a liar.
29 O my people!
Today sovereignty belongs to you,¹
and you are dominant in the land.
But who will save us from Allah’s punishment
should it overtake us?’
Pharaoh said, ‘I just point out to you
what I see [to be advisable for you],
and I guide you only to the way of rectitude.’
30 And he who had faith said, ‘O my people!
Indeed I fear for you [a day]
like the day of the [heathen] factions;
31 like the case of the people of Noah,