Taa-Haa 20:66
Taa-Haa · ayah 66 of 135
قَالَ بَلْ أَلْقُوا۟ ۖ فَإِذَا حِبَالُهُمْ وَعِصِيُّهُمْ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ مِن سِحْرِهِمْ أَنَّهَا تَسْعَىٰ
Qala bal alqoo fa-itha hibaluhumwaAAisiyyuhum yukhayyalu ilayhi min sihrihim annahatasAAa
"He said, "Rather, you throw." And suddenly their ropes and staffs seemed to him from their magic that they were moving [like snakes]."
Saheeh International translation
Recitation by Mishary Alafasy
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Other English translations
Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+
"‘You throw,’ said Moses, and––lo and behold!––through their sorcery, their ropes and staffs seemed to him to be moving."
Pickthall (classic)+
"He said: Nay, do ye throw! Then lo! their cords and their staves, by their magic, appeared to him as though they ran."
Yusuf Ali (classic)+
"He said, "Nay, throw ye first!" Then behold their ropes and their rods-so it seemed to him on account of their magic - began to be in lively motion!"