قَالُواْ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلۡقِيَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ نَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُلۡقِينَ ١١٥
They said, "O Moses, either you throw [your staff], or we will be the ones to throw [first]."
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- قَالُواْThey saidqālū
- يَٰمُوسَىٰٓO Musayāmūsā
- إِمَّآWhetherimmā
- أَن[that]an
- تُلۡقِيَyou throwtul'qiya
- وَإِمَّآor Whetherwa-immā
- أَن[that]an
- نَّكُونَwe will benakūna
- نَحۡنُ[we]naḥnu
- ٱلۡمُلۡقِينَthe ones to throwl-mul'qīna
Tafsir
Due to their pride, they were certain that they would win against Moses. They asked him: 'Choose O Moses if you want to be the first to throw, or if you want us to throw first.'
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran