Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: Ash-Shu'araa, Ayah 40
لَعَلَّنَا نَتَّبِعُ ٱلسَّحَرَةَ إِن كَانُوا۟ هُمُ ٱلْغَٰلِبِينَ
That we might follow the magicians if they are the predominant?"
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(They said): Aye, so that we may follow the wizards) that we may follow the religion of the wizards (if they are the winners) against Moses.
Al-Jalalayn Commentary
Maybe we will follow the sorcerers should they be the victors’ the interrogative of the previous verse is an incitement to assemble and the optative sense implicit in la‘alla is due to their anticipation of victory and hence their continued adherence to their religion and rejection of Moses.