Quran 20:66 Translations ⓘ

Ta-Ha (Ta-Ha) 20:66

قَالَ بَلْ أَلْقُوا فَإِذَا حِبَالُهُمْ وَعِصِيُّهُمْ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ سِحْرِهِمْ أَنَّهَا تَسْعَى

Transliteration

Qala bal alqoo faitha hibaluhum waAAisiyyuhum yukhayyalu ilayhi min sihrihim annaha tasAAa

Ahmad Ali

Moses said: "No. You cast it first" Then it seemed to Moses that by their magic their cords and rods were flying;

Ali Qarai

He said, ‘No, you throw first.’ Thereupon, behold, their ropes and staffs appeared to him by their magic to wriggle swiftly.

Amhad Khan

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.

Arberry

'No,' said Moses. 'Do you cast!' And lo, it seemed to him, by their sorcery, their ropes and their staffs were sliding;

Corpus Quran

He said, "Nay, you throw." Then behold! Their ropes and their staffs seemed to him by their magic that they (were) moving.

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.

Hilali & 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.

Maududi

Moses replied: "No, let it be you to throw first." Then suddenly it appeared to Moses, owing to their magic, as if their ropes and staffs were running.

Muhammad Sarwar

Moses said, "You throw first." When they did, their ropes and staffs through their magic seemed to be moving.

Muhammad 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.

Pickthall

He said: Nay, do ye throw! Then lo! their cords and their staves, by their magic, appeared to him as though they ran.

Qaribullah

Moses replied: 'No, you throw first' And by their sorcery it seemed to him that their ropes and staffs were sliding.

Sahih Intl

He said, "Rather, you throw." And suddenly their ropes and staffs seemed to him from their magic that they were moving [like snakes].

Talal Itani

He said, “You throw.” And suddenly, their ropes and sticks appeared to him, because of their magic, to be crawling swiftly.

Wahihuddin Khan

Moses said, "You throw down first." Suddenly their ropes and staffs appeared to him, by their magic, to be moving about rapidly,

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!