فَأَجۡمِعُواْ كَيۡدَكُمۡ ثُمَّ ٱئۡتُواْ صَفّٗاۚ وَقَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ ٱلۡيَوۡمَ مَنِ ٱسۡتَعۡلَىٰ
(20:64) So muster all your stratagem and come forth in a row.8
Whoever prevails today shall triumph."
Whoever prevails today shall triumph."
قَالُواْ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلۡقِيَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنۡ أَلۡقَىٰ
(20:65) The magicians9 said: "Moses, will you throw down or shall
we be the first to throw?"
we be the first to throw?"
قَالَ بَلۡ أَلۡقُواْۖ فَإِذَا حِبَالُهُمۡ وَعِصِيُّهُمۡ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيۡهِ مِن سِحۡرِهِمۡ أَنَّهَا تَسۡعَىٰ
(20:66) Moses replied: "No, let it be you to throw first." Then suddenly
it appeared to Moses, owing to their magic,0 as if their ropes and
staffs were running.
it appeared to Moses, owing to their magic,0 as if their ropes and
staffs were running.
فَأَوۡجَسَ فِي نَفۡسِهِۦ خِيفَةٗ مُّوسَىٰ
(20:67) So Moses' heart was filled with fear.1
قُلۡنَا لَا تَخَفۡ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ
(20:68) We said to him: "Have no fear; for it is you who will prevail.
وَأَلۡقِ مَا فِي يَمِينِكَ تَلۡقَفۡ مَا صَنَعُوٓاْۖ إِنَّمَا صَنَعُواْ كَيۡدُ سَٰحِرٖۖ وَلَا يُفۡلِحُ ٱلسَّاحِرُ حَيۡثُ أَتَىٰ
(20:69) And throw down what is in your right hand; it will swallow up all
that they have wrought. They have wrought only a magician's stratagem.2
A magician cannot come to any good, come whence he may."
that they have wrought. They have wrought only a magician's stratagem.2
A magician cannot come to any good, come whence he may."