The Holy Quran 20:66 — Surah Taha

Arabic text

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

Translation

He (Moosa عليه الصلاة والسلام) replied, “You rather throw (first)." Then (when they threw) their ropes and their staffs suddenly seemed to appear like slithering (living) snakes to him (Moosa عليه الصلاة والسلام) on account of their magic. (The magicians merely made everyone think that there were snakes whereas these were only illusions.)

Tafsir (excerpt) — التفسير الميسر

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.

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