Translation of the verse 41 from Surah Ash-Shu‘ara’ : Number of verses 227 - - page 369 - Part 19.
So when the sorcerers arrived, they said to Fir'aun (Pharaoh): "Will there surely be a reward for us if we are the winners?"
And when the magicians arrived, they said to Pharaoh, "Is there indeed for us a reward if we are the predominant?"
(26:41) When the magicians arrived for the contest, they said to Pharaoh, "Shall we have rewards if we win ?" *34
*34) Such was the mentality of the supporters of the polytheistic creed of the land, whose only ambition was to win rewards from the king if they won the day.