فَأَلۡقَىٰ مُوسَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِيَ تَلۡقَفُ مَا يَأۡفِكُونَ ٤٥
Then Moses threw his staff, and at once it devoured what they falsified.
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- فَأَلۡقَىٰThen threwfa-alqā
- مُوسَىٰMusamūsā
- عَصَاهُhis staffʿaṣāhu
- فَإِذَاand beholdfa-idhā
- هِيَIthiya
- تَلۡقَفُswallowedtalqafu
- مَاwhatmā
- يَأۡفِكُونَthey falsifiedyafikūna
Tafsir
So Moses threw his staff and it turned into a snake, nullifying whatever magic they were casting over the people.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran