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قَالَ بَلْ أَلْقُوا۟ ۖ فَإِذَا حِبَالُهُمْ وَعِصِيُّهُمْ يُخَيَّلُ إِلَيْهِ مِن سِحْرِهِمْ أَنَّهَا تَسْعَىٰ

Word by word

قَالَ

He said

Verb

Root: قول

Grammar (i'rab)

قَالَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.

بَلْ

Nay

Preposition

Grammar (i'rab)

بَلْPreposition — retraction

أَلْقُوا۟

you throw

Verb

Root: لقي

Grammar (i'rab)

أَلْقُVerb — imperative، 2nd masc. plur.

وا۟Noun — pronoun، suffix، 2nd masc. plur.

فَإِذَا

Then behold

Preposition

Grammar (i'rab)

فَPreposition — resumption، prefix

إِذَاPreposition — surprise

حِبَالُهُمْ

Their ropes

Noun

Root: حبل

Grammar (i'rab)

حِبَالُNoun — masc. plur.، nominative

هُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.

وَعِصِيُّهُمْ

and their staffs

Noun

Root: عصو

Grammar (i'rab)

وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix

عِصِيُّNoun — masc. plur.، nominative

هُمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.

يُخَيَّلُ

seemed

Verb

Root: خيل

Grammar (i'rab)

يُخَيَّلُVerb — imperfect، passive، 3rd masc. sing.

إِلَيْهِ

to him

Preposition

Grammar (i'rab)

إِلَيْPreposition — preposition

هِNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. sing.

مِن

Preposition

Grammar (i'rab)

مِنPreposition — preposition

سِحْرِهِمْ

their magic

Noun

Root: سحر

Grammar (i'rab)

سِحْرِNoun — masculine، genitive

هِمْNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd masc. plur.

أَنَّهَا

that they

Preposition

Grammar (i'rab)

أَنَّPreposition — accusative

هَاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd fem. sing.

تَسْعَىٰ

(were) moving

Verb

Root: سعي

Grammar (i'rab)

تَسْعَىٰVerb — imperfect، 3rd fem. sing.

Translation

He said, "Nay, throw ye first!" Then behold their ropes and their rods-so it seemed to him on account of their magic - began to be in lively motion!

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

‘You throw,’ said Moses, and––lo and behold!––through their sorcery, their ropes and staffs seemed to him to be moving.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

He said: Nay, do ye throw! Then lo! their cords and their staves, by their magic, appeared to him as though they ran.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

He said, "Rather, you throw." And suddenly their ropes and staffs seemed to him from their magic that they were moving [like snakes].

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

Musa: "Siz koyun" dedi. Hemen, değnekleri ve ipleri, sihirleri yüzünden, Musa'ya sanki yürüyorlarmış gibi geldi.

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Musa dedi ki: "Hayır, siz atın." Bir de ne görsün! Onların ipleri ve değnekleri, yaptıkları sihirden ötürü kendisine sanki yürüyorlarmış gibi geldi.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

(Musa) “Hayır, siz atın.” demişti. Bir de ne görsün, büyüleri sayesinde ipleri ve asaları gerçekten kendisine koşuyormuş gibi görünüyor.

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

قال لهم موسى: بل ألقُوا أنتم ما معكم أولا فألقَوا حبالهم وعصيَّهم، فتخيل موسى مِن قوة سحرهم أنها حيات تسعى، فشعر موسى في نفسه بالخوف.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution