Quran 7:107 — Al-A'raaf, verse 107
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
So Moses threw his staff and- lo and behold!- it was a snake, clear to all,
فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُبِينٌ
fa-alqā ʿaṣāhu fa-idhā hiya thuʿ'bānun mubīnun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- So he cast his staff; and behold, it was a serpent manifest.
- Muhammad Asad
- Thereupon [Moses] threw down his staff, and lo! it was a serpent, plainly visible;
- Sahih International
- So he [i.e., Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent, manifest.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَأَلْقَىٰfa-alqā | So he threw | لقي |
| 2 | عَصَاهُʿaṣāhu | his staff | عصو |
| 3 | فَإِذَاfa-idhā | and suddenly | — |
| 4 | هِىَhiya | it | — |
| 5 | ثُعْبَانٌۭthuʿ'bānun | (was) a serpent | ثعب |
| 6 | مُّبِينٌۭmubīnun | manifest | بين |