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Sura 23
Aya 47
47
فَقالوا أَنُؤمِنُ لِبَشَرَينِ مِثلِنا وَقَومُهُما لَنا عابِدونَ

Yusuf Ali

They said: “Shall we believe in two men like ourselves? And their people are subject1 to us!”
  • Racial arrogance made the Egyptians say, 'These men belong to a race which we hold in subjection as our slaves: how can we accept them as messengers of God?'