Quran 20:66 — Taa-Haa, verse 66
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
‘You throw,’ said Moses, and––lo and behold!––through their sorcery, their ropes and staffs seemed to him to be moving.
قَالَ بَلْ أَلْقُوا ۖ فَإِذَا حِبَالُهُمْ وَعِصِيُّهُمْ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ سِحْرِهِمْ أَنَّهَا تَسْعَىٰ
qāla bal alqū fa-idhā ḥibāluhum waʿiṣiyyuhum yukhayyalu ilayhi min siḥ'rihim annahā tasʿā
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- 'No,' said Moses. 'Do you cast!' And lo, it seemed to him, by their sorcery, their ropes and their staffs were sliding;
- Muhammad Asad
- He answered: "Nay, you throw [first]." And lo! by virtue of their sorcery, their [magic] ropes and staffs seemed to him to be moving rapidly:
- Sahih International
- He said, "Rather, you throw." And suddenly their ropes and staffs seemed to him from their magic that they were moving [like snakes].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالَqāla | He said | قول |
| 2 | بَلْbal | Nay | — |
| 3 | أَلْقُوا۟ ۖalqū | you throw | لقي |
| 4 | فَإِذَاfa-idhā | Then behold | — |
| 5 | حِبَالُهُمْḥibāluhum | Their ropes | حبل |
| 6 | وَعِصِيُّهُمْwaʿiṣiyyuhum | and their staffs | عصو |
| 7 | يُخَيَّلُyukhayyalu | seemed | خيل |
| 8 | إِلَيْهِilayhi | to him | — |
| 9 | مِنmin | by | — |
| 10 | سِحْرِهِمْsiḥ'rihim | their magic | سحر |
| 11 | أَنَّهَاannahā | that they | — |
| 12 | تَسْعَىٰtasʿā | (were) moving | سعي |