The Quran

سورة الشُّعَرَاء

Surah Al-Shu‘arâ’ 26:32

The Poets · Verse 32 of 227

فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُبِينٌ

Abdul Mannan Omar

So he put his staff (on the ground) and behold, it was a serpent plainly visible.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

So (Moses) threw his rod, and behold, it was a serpent, plain (for all to see)!

Ahmed Ali

So (Moses) cast his staff, and lo, it turned into a living serpent.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

Thereupon Moses threw down his staff, and it was manifestly a serpent.

Daryabadi

Then he cast down his staff, and lo! it was a serpent manifest.

Faridul Haque

So Moosa put down his staff and it became a visible serpent.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

So he cast down his rod, and lo! it was an obvious serpent;

Maulvi Sher Ali

So Moses threw down his rod, and behold ! it was a serpent plainly visible.

Muhammad Asad

Thereupon [Moses] threw down his staff - and lo! it was a serpent, plainly visible;

Muhammad Musin Khan

So [Musa (Moses)] threw his stick, and behold, it was a serpent, manifest.

Muhammad Pickthall

Then he flung down his staff and it became a serpent manifest,

Muhammad Sarwar

Moses threw his staff and suddenly it became a serpent.

Muhammed ali Shakir

So he cast down his rod, and lo! it was an obvious serpent,

Rashad Khalifa

He then threw his staff, whereupon it became a profound snake.

Shabbir Ahmed

Moses presented the absolute truth, vibrant with life.

Commentary 26:32 Staff, snake, and the strands are symbols that stand for arguments. His staff and the snake symbolize the powerful arguments of Moses, and the weak…

فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِينٌ

26:32 Staff, snake, and the strands are symbols that stand for arguments. His staff and the snake symbolize the powerful arguments of Moses, and the weak arguments of Pharaoh and strands and ropes symbolize his advisers.