20. Surah Taha, Verse 20

He threw it down and suddenly it was a slithering snake.

So he cast it down, and it became a moving serpent!

He felt that the Message given to him was vibrant with life.

And he cast it down, and then was it a serpent moving.

So he cast it down, and it became a moving serpent!

He threw it down, whereupon it turned into a moving serpent.

So he threw it down, and lo, it became a running serpent.

So he threw it down, and thereupon it was a snake, moving swiftly.

So he threw it - and lo! it was a snake, moving rapidly.

So he cast it down, and lo! it was a serpent, gliding.

So he threw it down, and lo! it was a rapidly moving snake.

And when Mussa did, the staff was instantaneously transformed into a serpent in motion.

When he threw it down, the staff turned into an active snake.

He cast it down, and behold! It was a snake, moving quickly.

He threw it, and behold! It was a snake, active in motion.

So he did, then—behold!—it became a serpent, slithering.

So, he threw it down, and suddenly it was a snake, running around.

He threw it down and- lo and behold!- it became a fast-moving snake.

and he cast it down, and behold it was a serpent sliding.

and he threw it down, and behold! it was a snake that moved about.

Allah said, "Throw it down, O Moses!"

So he cast it down, then, only then was it a living snake, gliding along.

And he cast it down, and behold, it became a serpent, which ran about.

He threw it, and look! It was a snake, actively in motion.

So he cast it down and lo! it was (like) a serpent; running about.

So he threw it down, and behold, it was a snake, moving swiftly.