سورة طٰه
Surah Tâ Hâ 20:66
Perfect Man! be at rest · Verse 66 of 135
قَالَ بَلْ أَلْقُوا ۖ فَإِذَا حِبَالُهُمْ وَعِصِيُّهُمْ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ سِحْرِهِمْ أَنَّهَا تَسْعَىٰ
Abdul Mannan Omar
(Moses) said, `Nay, you present first what you have.´ (Accordingly they were the first to present. No sooner did they present them) lo! their cords and their staves, appeared to him (- Moses) by their trickstery only as though they ran about.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
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!
Ahmed Ali
Moses said: "No. You cast it first" Then it seemed to Moses that by their magic their cords and rods were flying;
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Ali Unal
He said: "No, you throw first!" And there and then, by their sorcery, their ropes and their staffs seemed to him to be slithering.
Daryabadi
He said: nay, cast ye down. And lo! their cords and their staves were made to appear to him by their magic as though they were running.
Faridul Haque
He said, "Rather, you may throw"; thereupon their cords and their staves, by the strength of their magic, appeared to him as if they were (serpents) moving fast.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
He said: Nay! Cast you down. Then lo! their cords and their rods -- it appeared to him by their enchantment as if they ran.
Maulvi Sher Ali
Moses said, `Nay, cast ye.' Then lo ! their cords and their staves appeared to him, by their magic, as though they ran about.
Muhammad Asad
He answered: "Nay, you throw [first]."
Muhammad Musin Khan
[Musa (Moses)] said: "Nay, throw you (first)!" Then behold, their ropes and their sticks, by their magic, appeared to him as though they moved fast.
Muhammad Pickthall
He said: Nay, do ye throw! Then lo! their cords and their staves, by their magic, appeared to him as though they ran.
Muhammad Sarwar
Moses said, "You throw first." When they did, their ropes and staffs through their magic seemed to be moving.
Muhammed ali Shakir
He said: Nay! cast down. then lo! their cords and their rods-- it was imaged to him on account of their magic as if they were running.
Rashad Khalifa
He said, "You throw." Whereupon, their ropes and sticks appeared to him, because of their magic, as if they were moving.
Shabbir Ahmed
He said, "Nay, you go first." Their smart presentation appeared to him to put life into otherwise feeble arguments with their logic wandering in different directions.