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

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.

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فَأَلۡقَىٰهَا فَإِذَا هِیَ حَیَّةࣱ تَسۡعَىٰ ۝٢٠

Transliteration (2021)

fa-alqāhā fa-idhā hiya ḥayyatun tasʿ

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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

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

Talal A. Itani (new translation)

So he threw it—thereupon it became a moving serpent

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] (2011 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

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

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 striving serpent.

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!

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.

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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