26. Surah Ash-Shu'ara, Verse 45
فَاَلْقٰى مُوسٰى عَصَاهُ فَاِذَا هِيَ تَلْقَفُ مَا يَأْفِكُونَۚ
Faalqa moosa AAasahufa-itha hiya talqafu ma ya/fikoon
But Musa threw down his staff and at once it swallowed up what they had fabricated.
- Progressive Muslims
So Moses cast down his staff, then it was eating-up all that they showed!
- Shabbir Ahmed
Moses responded with the mighty Truth, and right away it swallowed their false logic.
- Sam Gerrans
Then Moses cast his staff; and then it swallowed up what they falsified;
- The Monotheist Group
So Moses cast down his staff, then it was eating-up all that they showed!
- Edip-Layth
So whenever Moses cast down his staff, it ate up all that they showed!
- Aisha Bewley
But Musa threw down his staff and at once it swallowed up what they had fabricated.
- Rashad Khalifa
Moses threw his staff, whereupon it swallowed what they fabricated.
- Mohamed Ahmed - Samira
Then Moses threw down his staff, and lo, it swallowed up their conjurations.
- Sahih International
Then Moses threw his staff, and at once it devoured what they falsified.
- Muhammad Asad
[But] then Moses threw his staff - and lo! it swallowed up all their deceptions.
- Marmaduke Pickthall
Then Moses threw his staff and lo! it swallowed that which they did falsely show.
- Abdel Khalek Himmat
And when Mussa cast his staff, it counter-worked their ingenious expedience and swallowed all that they cast upon the ground of fraudulent devices of a mean and deceptive kind.
- Bijan Moeinian
Then Moses threw his staff which started to swallow all their tricks.
- Al-Hilali & Khan
Then Mûsâ (Moses) threw his stick, and behold, it swallowed up all that they falsely showed!
- Abdullah Yusuf Ali
Then Moses threw his rod, when, behold, it straightway swallows up all the falsehoods which they fake!
- Mustafa Khattab
Then Moses threw down his staff, and—behold!—it devoured the objects of their illusion!
- Taqi Usmani
Then Mūsā threw down his staff, and in no time it started swallowing the falsehood they invented.
- Abdul Haleem
But Moses threw his staff and- lo and behold!- it swallowed up their trickery
- Arthur John Arberry
Then Moses cast his staff and lo, it forthwith swallowed up their lying invention;
- E. Henry Palmer
And Moses threw down his rod, and, lo, it swallowed up what they falsely devised!
- Hamid S. Aziz
So they threw down their ropes and their rods and said, "By Pharaoh's might, verily, it is we who shall be the winners. "
- Mahmoud Ghali
Then Mûsa cast down his staff, then, only then did it gulp whatever falshood they (showed).
- George Sale
And Moses cast down his rod, and behold, it swallowed up that which they had caused falsely to appear changed into serpents.
- Syed Vickar Ahamed
Then (Musa) threw his rod, when, look! It right away swallows up all the lies that they make up!
- Amatul Rahman Omar
Then Moses put down (on the ground) his staff; lo! it instantly destroyed all that they had fabricated.
- Ali Quli Qarai
Thereat Moses threw down his staff, and behold, it was swallowing what they had faked.