قَالُواْ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلۡقِيَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنۡ أَلۡقَىٰ ٦٥
They said, "O Moses, either you throw or we will be the first to throw."
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- قَالُواْThey saidqālū
- يَٰمُوسَىٰٓO Musayāmūsā
- إِمَّآEitherimmā
- أَن[that]an
- تُلۡقِيَyou throwtul'qiya
- وَإِمَّآorwa-immā
- أَن[that]an
- نَّكُونَwe will benakūna
- أَوَّلَthe firstawwala
- مَنۡwhoman
- أَلۡقَىٰthrowsalqā
Tafsir
The magicians said to Moses (peace be upon him): O Moses, you have one of two options: Either you will be the first to throw down the magic you have, or we will be the first to do so.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran