26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Verse 32
فَاَلْقٰى عَصَاهُ فَاِذَا هِيَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُب۪ينٌۚ
Faalqa AAasahu fa-ithahiya thuAAbanun mubeen
So He threw down his staff and there it was, unmistakably a snake.
- Progressive Muslims
So he cast his staff, then it manifested into a serpent.
- Shabbir Ahmed
Moses presented the Absolute Truth, vibrant with life. (7:107-108), (20:17-25), (28:31-32).
- Sam Gerrans
And he cast his staff, and then it was a clear serpent;
- The Monotheist Group
So he cast his staff, then it manifested into a serpent.
- Edip-Layth
So he cast his staff, then it manifested into a serpent.
- Aisha Bewley
So He threw down his staff and there it was, unmistakably a snake.
- Rashad Khalifa
He then threw his staff, whereupon it became a profound snake.
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
So (Moses) cast his staff, and lo, it turned into a living serpent.
- Sahih International
So [Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent manifest.
- Muhammad Asad
Thereupon [Moses] threw down his staff - and lo! it was a serpent, plainly visible;
- Marmaduke Pickthall
Then he flung down his staff and it became a serpent manifest,
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
And there did Mussa cast his staff on the ground and instantaneously it was transformed into a serpent personified.
- Bijan Moeinian
Moses then threw his staff and it turned into a huge snake.
- Al-Hilali & Khan
So [Mûsâ (Moses)] threw his stick, and behold, it was a serpent, manifest.
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
So (Moses) threw his rod, and behold, it was a serpent, plain (for all to see)!
- Mustafa Khattab
So he threw down his staff and—behold!—it became a real snake.
- Taqi Usmani
So, he threw down his staff, and in no time it was a serpent, clearly visible,
- Abdul Haleem
So Moses threw down his staff and- lo and behold!- it became a snake for everyone to see.
- Arthur John Arberry
So he cast his staff, and behold, it was a serpent manifest.
- E. Henry Palmer
And he threw down his rod, and, behold, it was an obvious serpent!
- Hamid S. Aziz
Said he, "Bring it, if you are of those who tell the truth. "
- Mahmoud Ghali
So he cast his staff, then, only then was it a (demonstrably) evident serpent.
- George Sale
And he cast down his rod, and behold, it became a visible serpent:
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
So (Musa) threw his rod, and look, it was a (huge) snake, clearly (for all to see)!
- Amatul Rahman Omar
So he put his staff (on the ground) and behold, it was a serpent plainly visible.
- Ali Quli Qarai
Thereat he threw down his staff, and behold, it was a manifest python.