Ayah Ta Ha (Ta Ha) 20:20

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Muhammad Asad

So he threw it - and lo! it was a snake, moving rapidly

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

So he cast it down, then, only then was it a living snake, gliding along

Safi Kaskas

So he threw it down, and behold- it turned into a snake, moving swiftly.

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Arabic

فَأَلۡقَىٰهَا فَإِذَا هِیَ حَیَّةࣱ تَسۡعَىٰ ۝٢٠

Transliteration (2021)

fa-alqāhā fa-idhā hiya ḥayyatun tasʿ

Word for Word
Dr. Shehnaz Shaikh, Ms. Kauser Katri, and more

So he threw it down, and behold! It (was) a snake, moving swiftly.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

So he threw it - and lo! it was a snake, moving rapidly

M. M. Pickthall

So he cast it down, and lo! it was a serpent, gliding

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

He threw it, and behold! It was a snake, active in motion

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

So he did, then—behold!—it became a serpent, slithering.

Safi Kaskas

So he threw it down, and behold- it turned into a snake, moving swiftly.

Wahiduddin Khan

So he threw it down, and all of a sudden, it turned into a fast-moving serpent

Shakir

So he cast it down; and lo! it was a serpent running

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

So he cast it. That is when it was a viper sliding.

T.B.Irving

So he threw it down, and just imagine, it became a snake that crawled along!

Abdul Hye

So he cast it down, and behold! It was a snake, moving quickly.

The Study Quran

So he cast it, and behold, it was a serpent, moving swiftly

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

When he did, it became a moving serpent.

Talal Itani (2012)

So he threw it—thereupon it became a moving serpent

Dr. Kamal Omar

He cast it down, so then and there it is a snake, — it moves quickly

M. Farook Malik

So he tossed it down and saw that it became a snake active in motion

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

So he cast it down, then, only then was it a living snake, gliding along

Muhammad Sarwar

Moses threw it on the ground and suddenly he saw that it was a moving serpent

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

So, he threw it down, and suddenly it was a snake, running around

Shabbir Ahmed

He felt that the Message given to him was vibrant with life

Dr. Munir Munshey

So he threw it down, and all of a sudden, it became a snake creeping around (swiftly)

Syed Vickar Ahamed

He threw it, and look! It was a snake, actively in motion

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

So he threw it down, and thereupon it was a snake, moving swiftly

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

So he cast it down, and it became a moving serpent!

Abdel Haleem

He threw it down and- lo and behold!- it became a fast-moving snake

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

So he cast it down, and lo! it was a serpent running along

Ahmed Ali

So he threw it down, and lo, it became a running serpent

Aisha Bewley

He threw it down and suddenly it was a slithering snake.

Ali Ünal

So he threw it down, and there and then it was a snake, slithering

Ali Quli Qara'i

So he threw it down, and behold, it was a snake, moving swiftly

Hamid S. Aziz

And he threw it down, and behold! It was a snake, moving (alive)

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

So, he threw it, and suddenly it turned into a fast-moving serpent.

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

He threw it, and behold, it was a snake active in motion

Musharraf Hussain

So he threw it down, and it turned into a snake scurrying about.

Maududi

So he threw it down, and lo! it was a rapidly moving snake

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

So he cast it down, and it became a moving serpent!

Mohammad Shafi

And as Moses cast his staff down, it instantly became a serpent moving

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

Then Musa cast it down, and at that very time, it became a serpent running.

Rashad Khalifa

He threw it down, whereupon it turned into a moving serpent.

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

So he cast it down, and thereupon it turned into a sliding serpent

Maulana Muhammad Ali

So he cast it down, and lo! it was a serpent, gliding

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

So he threw it away, so then it is (a) quick moving snake/alive

Bijan Moeinian

When he threw it down, the staff turned into an active snake

Faridul Haque

So Moosa put it down - thereupon it became a fast moving serpent

Sher Ali

So he cast it down, and behold ! it was a serpent running

Edip Yuksel

So he cast it down, and it became a moving serpent!

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

So he cast it down (on the ground), and suddenly it became a serpent slithering (here and there)

Amatul Rahman Omar

So he cast it down and lo! it was (like) a serpent; running about

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

He cast it down, and behold! It was a snake, moving quickly

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

Arthur John Arberry

and he cast it down, and behold it was a serpent sliding

George Sale

And he cast it down, and behold, it became a serpent, which ran about

Edward Henry Palmer

and he threw it down, and behold! it was a snake that moved about

John Medows Rodwell

So he cast it down, and lo! it became a serpent that ran along

N J Dawood (2014)

Moses threw it down, and thereupon it turned into a slithering serpent

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Saeed Malik

He threw it in front, and there and then it was a living creature in willful motion.

Shuaib Abdullahi

So (Fa) he threw it (Al'qaa-ha), and (Fa) then (Izaa) it (Hiya) became a snake (Hayyatun), moving (Tas'ää).

Fode Drame

So he threw it and behold! it is a snake in real motion.

Munir Mezyed

So he cast it down. It was (a living) serpent, slithering.

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

So he threw it and it became a moving snake.

Linda “iLHam” Barto

He threw it, and it became a snake, quickly moving.

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

So he cast it, and thereupon it became a moving serpent.

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

So he threw it down, and [just imagine,] it became a snake that crawled along!

Samy Mahdy

So, he threw it, so it is a serpent, striving.

Ali Quli Qarai

So he threw it down, and behold, it was a snake, moving swiftly.

Sayyid Qutb

So he threw it down, and thereupon it was a snake, moving rapidly.

Ahmed Hulusi

So he threw it... And behold, it became a moving serpent!

Safiur Rahman Mubarakpuri

He cast it down, and behold! It was a snake, moving quickly.

A. S. Mohammed

He threw it down, whereupon it became a moving serpent.

Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli

Then he cast it down, and lo! it was a serpent gliding

Al-muntakhab fi tafsir al-Qur‘an al-Karim

And when Mussa did, the staff was instantaneously transformed into a serpent in motion

Mir Aneesuddin

So when he threw it down it became a moving snake.

The Wise Quran

So he threw it down, then behold, it was a snake moving quickly.

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

He threw it, and behold! It was a snake, active in motion

OLD Literal Word for Word

So he threw it down, and behold! It (was) a snake, moving swiftly

OLD Transliteration

Faalqaha fa-itha hiya hayyatun tasAAa

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