سورة طٰه

Surah Tâ Hâ 20:69

Perfect Man! be at rest · Verse 69 of 135

وَأَلْقِ مَا فِي يَمِينِكَ تَلْقَفْ مَا صَنَعُوا ۖ إِنَّمَا صَنَعُوا كَيْدُ سَاحِرٍ ۖ وَلَا يُفْلِحُ السَّاحِرُ حَيْثُ أَتَىٰ

Abdul Mannan Omar

`Now, cast down (on the ground) that (staff} which you have in your right hand. It will destroy all their artifices, for all they have wrought is nothing more than a device of a sorcerer, and the beguiler shall never succeed whichever way he may choose (to beguile).´

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Throw that which is in thy right hand: Quickly will it swallow up that which they have faked what they have faked is but a magician's trick: and the magician thrives not, (no matter) where he goes.

Ahmed Ali

Throw down what is in your right hand: It will swallow up what they have conjured. For what they have fashioned is only a trick of the sorcerer; and a sorcerer does not succeed wherever he may come."

12 more translations

Ali Unal

"Throw that which is in your right hand: it will swallow up all that they have contrived. What they have contrived is only a sorcerer’s artifice. And a sorcerer can never prosper whatever he may aim at."

Daryabadi

And cast thou down that which is in thy right hand: it shall swallow up that which they have wrought; They have wrought only a magician´s stratagem; and the magician prospereth not wheresoever he cometh.

Faridul Haque

"And cast down which is in your right hand - it will devour all that they have fabricated; what they have made is only a magician’s deceit; and a magician is never successful, wherever he comes."

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And cast down what is in thy right hand -- it will eat up what they have wrought. What they have wrought is only the trick of an enchanter, and the enchanter succeeds not wheresoever he comes from.

Maulvi Sher Ali

`And cast that which is in thy right hand; it will swallow that which they have wrought, for that which they have wrought is only a sorcerer's trick. And a sorcerer shall not thrive, contrive what he may.'

Muhammad Asad

And [now] throw that [staff] which is in thy right hand - it shall swallow up all that they have wrought: [for] they have wrought only a sorcerer's artifice, and the sorcerer can never come to any good, whatever he may aim at!"

Muhammad Musin Khan

And throw that which is in your right hand! It will swallow up that which they have made. That which they have made is only a magician's trick, and the magician will never be successful, no matter whatever amount (of skill) he may attain.

Muhammad Pickthall

Throw that which is in thy right hand! It will eat up that which they have made. Lo! that which they have made is but a wizard's artifice, and a wizard shall not be successful to whatever point (of skill) he may attain.

Muhammad Sarwar

Throw down what is in your right hand and it will swallow up all that they have performed; theirs is only a magical performance. Magicians can find no happiness in whatever they do."

Muhammed ali Shakir

And cast down what is in your right hand; it shall devour what they have wrought; they have wrought only the plan of a magician, and the magician shall not be successful wheresoever he may come from.

Rashad Khalifa

Throw what you hold in your right hand, and it will swallow what they fabricated. What they fabricated is no more than the scheming of a magician. The magician's work will not succeed.

Shabbir Ahmed

Present your case with confidence and the sheer power of truth will swallow all their handiwork. Their fabrication is no more than a scheme of deception. And the liars never succeed against the truth, however skillfully they design their strategy.”

Commentary 20:69 “Cast down what you have on your right!” is a phrase in classical Arabic meaning that a command was given that Moses should now come forward with the…

20:69 “Cast down what you have on your right!” is a phrase in classical Arabic meaning that a command was given that Moses should now come forward with the arguments of Divine Unity he learned from Allâh, which were his strength, and show Pharaohs people the weakness of their religion (cf. 18:60; 20:40-41: 20:27; 20:61). With such “powerful” arguments - as ‘Asâ (staff) stands for power and strength. Moses removed sahar, - the spell, the deception, the false fascinations of the glory of Pharaohs kingdom, and falsehood in the guise of “truth.” The Holy Qur’ân says, “وَأَضَلَّ فِرْعَوْنُ قَوْمَهُ وَمَا هَدَىٰ Pharaoh misled his people and did not lead them to the right path” (20:79).