Pharaoh, claims to be god

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وَقَالَفِرۡعَوۡنُيَٰٓأَيُّهَاٱلۡمَلَأُمَاعَلِمۡتُلَكُممِّنۡإِلَٰهٍغَيۡرِيفَأَوۡقِدۡلِييَٰهَٰمَٰنُعَلَىٱلطِّينِفَٱجۡعَللِّيصَرۡحٗالَّعَلِّيٓأَطَّلِعُإِلَىٰٓإِلَٰهِمُوسَىٰوَإِنِّيلَأَظُنُّهُۥمِنَٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ٣٨
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And Pharaoh said, "O eminent ones, I have not known you to have a god other than me. Then ignite for me, O Hāmān, [a fire] upon the clay1 and make for me a tower that I may look at the God of Moses. And indeed, I do think he is among the liars."

وَقَالَWaqala
فِرْعَوْنُfirAAawnu
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاyaayyuha
ٱلْمَلَأُalmalao
مَاma
عَلِمْتُAAalimtu
لَكُمlakum
مِّنْmin
إِلَـٰهٍilahin
غَيْرِىghayree
فَأَوْقِدْfaawqid
لِىlee
يَـٰهَـٰمَـٰنُyahamanu
عَلَىAAala
ٱلطِّينِaltteeni
فَٱجْعَلfaijAAal
لِّىlee
صَرْحًۭاsarhan
لَّعَلِّىٓlaAAallee
أَطَّلِعُattaliAAu
إِلَىٰٓila
إِلَـٰهِilahi
مُوسَىٰmoosa
وَإِنِّىwainnee
لَأَظُنُّهُۥlaathunnuhu
مِنَmina
ٱلْكَـٰذِبِينَalkathibeena
فَقَالَأَنَا۠رَبُّكُمُٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ٢٤
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And said, "I am your most exalted lord."

فَقَالَFaqala
أَنَا۠ana
رَبُّكُمُrabbukumu
ٱلْأَعْلَىٰalaAAla