سورة الاٴعرَاف
Surah Al-A‘râf 7:116
The Elevated Places · Verse 116 of 206
قَالَ أَلْقُوا ۖ فَلَمَّا أَلْقَوْا سَحَرُوا أَعْيُنَ النَّاسِ وَاسْتَرْهَبُوهُمْ وَجَاءُوا بِسِحْرٍ عَظِيمٍ
Abdul Mannan Omar
(Moses) said, `You may present (first, what you have).´ And when they presented (their devices) they cast a spell on the peoples´ eyes and sought to strike awe into them and they came out with a mighty enchantment.
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Said Moses: "Throw ye (first)." So when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people, and struck terror into them: for they showed a great (feat of) magic.
Ahmed Ali
"You cast it first," answered Moses. When they cast their spell, they bewitched the eyes of the people and petrified them by conjuring up a great charm.
12 more translations
Ali Unal
He answered: "Throw!" And when they threw (whatever they held in their hands to make spells) they cast a spell upon the people’s eyes (i.e. overawed and deluded them), and produced a mighty sorcery.
Daryabadi
He said: cast ye. Then when they cast clown, they enchanted the eyes of the people, and terrified them and brought mighty magic to bear.
Faridul Haque
He said, "You throw"; when they threw, they cast a magic spell upon the people’s eyes and terrified them, and they brought a great magic.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
He said: Cast. So when they cast, they deceived the people
Maulvi Sher Ali
He replied, `Throw ye.' And when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people and struck them with awe and produced a mighty magic.
Muhammad Asad
He answered: "You throw [first]."
Muhammad Musin Khan
He [Musa (Moses)] said: "Throw you (first)." So when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people, and struck terror into them, and they displayed a great magic.
Muhammad Pickthall
He said: Throw! And when they threw they cast a spell upon the people's eyes, and overawed them, and produced a mighty spell.
Muhammad Sarwar
He replied, "Throw yours first." Their great magic bewitched people's eyes and terrified them.
Muhammed ali Shakir
He said: Cast. So when they cast, they deceived the people's eyes and frightened them, and they produced a mighty enchantment.
Rashad Khalifa
He said, "You throw." When they threw, they tricked the people's eyes, intimidated them, and produced a great magic.
Shabbir Ahmed
Moses asked them to begin. When they began they cast a spell on the people’s eyes, and struck them with awe, and stunned the assembly with their spellbinding eloquence.