# 20. Surah Taha, Verse 65

- **Surah:** 20. Surah Taha (Ta-Ha) — سورة طه
- **Verse:** 65 / 135 · **Juz:** 16 · **Mushaf page:** 315
- **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-taha/verse-65

## Arabic

قَالُوا يَا مُوسٰٓى اِمَّٓا اَنْ تُلْقِيَ وَاِمَّٓا اَنْ نَكُونَ اَوَّلَ مَنْ اَلْقٰى

## Transcription

Qaloo ya moosa immaan tulqiya wa-imma an nakoona awwala man alqa

## Translations

### 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 [the sorcerers]: "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[1] said: "Moses, will you throw down or shall we be the first to throw?"

_Footnotes_
- [1] That confidence was subsequently restored among Pharaoh’s party by the speech of the head-strong people, and the magicians were asked to come into the field for the encounter.

### 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. ’

### Ahmed Hulusi — Türkçe Kur'an Çözümü

Dediler ki: "Ya Musa! Ya sen at ya da ilk atan biz olalım. "

### Ali Bulaç — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Türkçe Anlamı

"Ey Musa" dediler. Ya sen (asanı) at veya önce biz atalım."

### Bayraktar Bayraklı — Yeni Bir Anlayışın Işığında Kur'an Meali

Büyücüler, "Ey Musa! Hünerini ya önce sen ortaya koy ya da biz koyalım" dediler.

### Diyanet İşleri — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Meali

Sihirbazlar: "Ey Musa! Ya önce atmayı tercih edersin, ya da ilk atan biz oluruz" dediler.

### Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali

Ya Musa! Dediler: ya at, yahud ilk atan biz olalım

### Elmalılı (sadeleştirilmiş)

Onlar: "Ey Musa ya sen at, ya da ilk atan biz olalım." dediler.

### Gültekin Onan

"Ey Musa" dediler. Ya sen (asanı) at veya önce biz atalım."

### Hasan Basri Çantay — Kur'an-ı Hakim ve Meal-i Kerim

Dediler; "Ey Musa, (asaanı) ya sen at (ilkin), yahud önce atan kişiler biz olalım".

### İbni Kesir

Dediler ki: Ey Musa; ya sen at, ya da ilk atanlar biz olalım.

### Muhammed Esed — Kur'an Mesajı

(Büyücüler) Musa'ya: "Ey Musa!" dediler, "(önce) sen mi atacaksın (asanı), yoksa ilk atan biz mi olalım?"

### Şaban Piriş — Kur'an-ı Kerim Türkçe Anlamı

-Ey Musa, dediler, ya sen at, ya da ilk atan biz olalım.

### Süleyman Ateş — Kur'an-ı Kerim ve Yüce Meali

(Büyücüler önce Musa'nın işe başlamasını istediler) Dediler ki: "Ey Musa, ya sen at, yahut önce atan biz olalım."

### Yaşar Nuri Öztürk — Kur'an-ı Kerim Meali

Dediler: "Ey Musa, ya hünerini ortaya at yahut da ilk hüner sergileyen biz olacağız."

### Mustafa İslamoğlu — Hayat Kitabı Kur’an

(Sihirbazlar): "Ey Musa!" dediler, "Sen mi atarsın, yoksa ilk atan biz mi olalım?"

### Erhan Aktaş (Eski Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an

Sihirbazlar, "Ey Musa! Önce sen mi atacaksın, yoksa biz mi atalım?" dediler.

### Ali Rıza Safa — Kur'an-ı Kerim Gerçek

Dediler ki: "Ey Musa! Sen mi atacaksın; biz mi atalım?"

### Süleymaniye Vakfı (Eski Baskı) — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali

Dediler ki "Musa! Sen mi atacaksın, yoksa ilk önce biz mi atalım?"

### Mehmet Okuyan — Kur’an Meal-Tefsir

(Büyücüler) "Ey Musa, ya (önce asayı) sen atacaksın ya da ilk atanlar biz (mi) olalım?" demişlerdi.

### Erhan Aktaş (10. Baskı) — Kerim Kur'an

Sihirbazlar, "Ey Musa! Önce sen mi atacaksın, yoksa biz mi atalım?" dediler.

### Erhan Aktaş — Kerim Kur'an

Sihirbazlar, "Ey Musa! Önce sen mi atacaksın, yoksa biz mi atalım?" dediler.

### Süleymaniye Vakfı — Süleymaniye Vakfı Meali

(Sihirbazlar:) "Musa! (Değneğini) Sen mi atarsın, yoksa ilk atan biz mi olalım?" dediler.

## Words

| # | word | meaning | root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | قَالُوا۟ — qālū | They said | قول — Kaf-Vav-Lam |
| 2 | يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ — yāmūsā | O Musa | — |
| 3 | إِمَّآ — immā | Either | — |
| 4 | أَن — an | [that] | — |
| 5 | تُلْقِىَ — tul'qiya | you throw | لقي — Lam-Kaf-Ye |
| 6 | وَإِمَّآ — wa-immā | or | — |
| 7 | أَن — an | [that] | — |
| 8 | نَّكُونَ — nakūna | we will be | كون — Kef-Vav-Nun |
| 9 | أَوَّلَ — awwala | the first | اول — Elif-Vav-Lam |
| 10 | مَنْ — man | who | — |
| 11 | أَلْقَىٰ — alqā | throws | لقي — Lam-Kaf-Ye |

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