Ayah ash-Shu`ara` (The Poets) 26:32

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Muhammad Asad

Thereupon [Moses] threw down his staff - and lo! it was a serpent, plainly visible

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

So he cast his staff, then, only then was it a (demonstrably) evident serpent

Safi Kaskas

So [Moses] threw down his staff, and behold, it was an undeniable snake.

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فَأَلۡقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِیَ ثُعۡبَانࣱ مُّبِینࣱ ۝٣٢

Transliteration (2021)

fa-alqā ʿaṣāhu fa-idhā hiya thuʿ'bānun mubīnu

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

So he threw his staff and behold! It (was) a serpent, manifest.

Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning

Muhammad Asad

Thereupon [Moses] threw down his staff - and lo! it was a serpent, plainly visible

M. M. Pickthall

Then he flung down his staff and it became a serpent manifest

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

So (Moses) threw his rod, and behold, it was a serpent, plain (for all to see)

The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab

So he threw down his staff and—behold!—it became a real snake.

Safi Kaskas

So [Moses] threw down his staff, and behold, it was an undeniable snake.

Wahiduddin Khan

So Moses threw down his staff and suddenly it appeared as a serpent, plainly visible

Shakir

So he cast down his rod, and lo! it was an obvious serpent

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

So he cast his staff; that is when it was a clear serpent.

T.B.Irving

So he cast his staff down and imagine, it was clearly a snake!

Abdul Hye

So (Moses) threw his stick, and behold, it was a clear serpent.

The Study Quran

So Moses cast his staff, and behold, it was a serpent manifest

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

So he threw down his staff, and it instantly transformed into a striking serpent.

Talal Itani (2012)

So he cast his staff; and it was a serpent, plain to see

Dr. Kamal Omar

So (Musa) kept his rod on the ground, so, instantly it (is) a serpent, manifest

M. Farook Malik

Hearing this, Moses threw down his staff, and thereupon it changed into a veritable serpent

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

So he cast his staff, then, only then was it a (demonstrably) evident serpent

Muhammad Sarwar

Moses threw his staff and suddenly it became a serpent

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

So, he threw down his staff, and in no time it was a serpent, clearly visible

Shabbir Ahmed

Moses presented the Absolute Truth, vibrant with life. (7:107-108), (20:17-25), (28:31-32)

Dr. Munir Munshey

(Musa) threw down the stick in his hand. Then, suddenly (and distinctly) it became a serpent

Syed Vickar Ahamed

So (Musa) threw his rod, and look, it was a (huge) snake, clearly (for all to see)

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

So [Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent manifest

[The Monotheist Group] (2017 Edition)

So he cast his staff, then it manifested into a serpent.

Abdel Haleem

So Moses threw down his staff and- lo and behold!- it became a snake for everyone to see

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

Then he cast down his staff, and lo! it was a serpent manifest

Ahmed Ali

So (Moses) cast his staff, and lo, it turned into a living serpent

Aisha Bewley

So He threw down his staff and there it was, unmistakably a snake.

Ali Ünal

Thereupon Moses threw down his staff, and it was manifestly a serpent

Ali Quli Qara'i

Thereat he threw down his staff, and behold, it was a manifest python

Hamid S. Aziz

And he threw down his rod, and, behold, it was an obvious serpent

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad

So, he threw his cane and it immediately became a visible serpent.

A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)

So Moses threw his staff, and behold, it was a serpent, plain for all to see

Musharraf Hussain

So Musa threw down his stick, and straightaway it turned into a wriggling snake;

Maududi

(No sooner had he said this than) Moses threw down his rod and behold, it was a veritable serpent

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

So he cast his staff, then it manifested into a serpent

Mohammad Shafi

Moses then threw down his staff, and it became a veritable serpent

Controversial or status undetermined works

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

Therefore Musa threw down his staff hence it became a serpent manifest.

Rashad Khalifa

He then threw his staff, whereupon it became a profound snake.

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

He cast down his staff and thereupon it was a clear serpent

Maulana Muhammad Ali

So he cast down his rod, and lo! it was an obvious serpent

Muhammad Ahmed & Samira

So he threw/threw away his stick/cane, so then it is (a) clear/evident snake

Bijan Moeinian

Moses then threw his staff and it turned into a huge snake

Faridul Haque

So Moosa put down his staff and it became a visible serpent

Sher Ali

So Moses threw down his rod, and behold ! it was a serpent plainly visible

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

So Musa (Moses) put his staff down (on the ground) and that, at once, became a serpent, evidently clear

Amatul Rahman Omar

So he put his staff (on the ground) and behold, it was a serpent plainly visible

Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali

So (Moosa (Moses)) threw his stick, and behold, it was a serpent, manifest

Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works

Arthur John Arberry

So he cast his staff, and behold, it was a serpent manifest

George Sale

And he cast down his rod, and behold, it became a visible serpent

Edward Henry Palmer

And he threw down his rod, and, behold, it was an obvious serpent

John Medows Rodwell

Then threw he down his staff, and lo! an undoubted serpent

N J Dawood (2014)

He threw down his staff and thereupon it changed to a veritable serpent

New, Partial, or In Progress Translations

Fode Drame

Then he [Moses] cast his staff and Lo! It is a plain serpent.

Munir Mezyed

So he cast his staff and suddenly it became a veritable serpent.

Sahib Mustaqim Bleher

So he threw down his staff and it became a real snake.

Linda “iLHam” Barto

(Moses) threw his rod, and it became an evident serpent.

Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation

So he cast his staff and thereupon it was an evident serpent.

Irving & Mohamed Hegab

So he cast his staff down and, it was clearly a snake!

Samy Mahdy

So he throws his staff; so, then it is an obvious snake.

Sayyid Qutb

So he threw down his staff and behold, it was a serpent, plain for all to see.

Ahmed Hulusi

(Moses) released his staff, suddenly it appeared as a serpent!

Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli

So he cast down his rod, and behold, it was a clear serpent

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

And there did Mussa cast his staff on the ground and instantaneously it was transformed into a serpent personified

Mir Aneesuddin

He said, "Then bring it, if you are of the truthful ones."

The Wise Quran

Then he threw down his staff, then behold, it was a clear snake.

Obsolete and/or older editions

Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)

So (Moses) threw his rod, and behold, it was a serpent, plain (for all to see)

OLD Literal Word for Word

So he threw his staff and behold! It (was) a serpent, manifest

OLD Transliteration

Faalqa AAasahu fa-itha hiya thuAAbanun mubeenun

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