Surah Taha — Verse 65

Ta-Ha · 20:65 · 65/135

قَالُوا۟ يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلْقِىَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ أَلْقَىٰ

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

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

They said, "O Moses, either you throw or we will be the first to throw."

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

They said, ‘Moses, will you throw first or shall we?’

Marmaduke Pickthall

They said: O Moses! Either throw first, or let us 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?"

Mufti Taqi Usmani

They said, “O Mūsā, either you throw (first), or shall we be first to throw?”

Al-Hilali & Khan

They said: "O Mûsâ (Moses)! Either you throw first or we be the first to throw?"

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

The magicians said: "Moses, will you throw down or shall we be the first to throw?"

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

Said [the sorcerers]: "O Moses! Either thou throw (thy staff first], or we shall be the first to throw."