20. Surah Taha, Verse 65
They said: “O Moses: either thou wilt cast, or we will be the first who cast.”
Translations
Notes
Aisha Bewley
They said, ‘Musa, will you throw or shall we be the first to throw?’
Progressive Muslims
They said: "O Moses, either you cast down or we will be the first to cast down. "
Shabbir Ahmed
The debaters asked, "O Moses! Do you begin or shall we go first?"
Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation
They said: “O Moses: either thou wilt cast, or we will be the first who cast.”
The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation
They said: "O Moses, either you cast down or we will be the first to cast down."
Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament
They said, "O Moses, either you throw, or we will be the first to throw."
Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
They said: "Either you cast (your spell), O Moses, or we shall cast it first. "
Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)
They said, "O Moses, either you throw or we will be the first to throw. "
Muhammad Asad
Said : "O Moses! Either thou throw (thy staff first, or we shall be the first to throw. "
Marmaduke Pickthall
They said: O Moses! Either throw first, or let us be the first to throw?
Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary
The magicians* said: "Moses, will you throw down or shall we be the first to throw?"
Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab
Face to face with Mussa, they said to him: "Would you like to cast down your staff first or shall we cast ours first!"
Bijan Moeinian
They said: "O. K. Moses, who should start first?"
Al-Hilali & Khan
They said: "O Mûsâ (Moses)! Either you throw first or we be the first to throw?"
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
They said: "O Moses! whether wilt thou that thou throw (first) or that we be the first to throw?"
Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran
They said, "O Moses! Either you cast, or let us be the first to cast."
Taqi Usmani
They said, "O Mūsā, either you throw (first), or shall we be first to throw?"
Abdul Haleem
They said, ‘Moses, will you throw first or shall we?’
Arthur John Arberry
They said, 'Moses, either thou wilt cast, or we shall be the first to cast. '
E. Henry Palmer
Said they, 'O Moses! either thou must throw, or we must be the first to throw. '
Hamid S. Aziz
Collect, therefore, your tricks (or lay your plans), and then form a row (or battle line); for he who has the upper-hand this day will be successful indeed. "
Mahmoud Ghali
They said, "O Mûsa, (Moses) either you will cast, or we will be the first to cast. "
George Sale
They said, O Moses, whether wilt thou cast down thy rod first, or shall we be the first who cast down our rods?
Syed Vickar Ahamed
They said; "O Musa (Moses)! Either you be the one who throws (first) or will we be the first to throw?"
Amatul Rahman Omar
(The sorcerers) said, `Moses! either you present (first what you have) or we shall be the first to present (what we have). '
Ali Quli Qarai
They said, ‘O Moses! Either you will throw down, or we shall be the first to throw. ’
| # | word | meaning | root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | qālū | They said | قول |
| 2 | yāmūsā | O Musa | |
| 3 | immā | Either | |
| 4 | an | [that] | |
| 5 | tul'qiya | you throw | لقي |
| 6 | wa-immā | or | |
| 7 | an | [that] | |
| 8 | nakūna | we will be | كون |
| 9 | awwala | the first | اول |
| 10 | man | who | |
| 11 | alqā | throws | لقي |
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Translations
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| # | word | meaning | root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | qālū | They said | قول |
| 2 | yāmūsā | O Musa | |
| 3 | immā | Either | |
| 4 | an | [that] | |
| 5 | tul'qiya | you throw | لقي |
| 6 | wa-immā | or | |
| 7 | an | [that] | |
| 8 | nakūna | we will be | كون |
| 9 | awwala | the first | اول |
| 10 | man | who | |
| 11 | alqā | throws | لقي |