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
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."
Rowwad · source edition
They said, “O Moses, either you throw or shall we be the first to throw!”
Noor International · source edition
(65) They said, "O Moses, either you throw or we will be the first to throw."
Hilali and Khan · source edition
65. They said: "O Mûsâ (Moses)! Either you throw first or we be the first to throw?"