سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ
Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 116
قَالَ أَلْقُوا۟ ۖ فَلَمَّآ أَلْقَوْا۟ سَحَرُوٓا۟ أَعْيُنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَٱسْتَرْهَبُوهُمْ وَجَآءُو بِسِحْرٍ عَظِيمٍ ﴿116﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He [Mûsâ (Moses)] said: "Throw you (first)." So when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people, and struck terror into them, and they displayed a great magic.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
أَلْقُوا۟ ۖ
alqū
Throw
فَلَمَّآ
falammā
Then when
أَلْقَوْا۟
alqaw
they threw
سَحَرُوٓا۟
saḥarū
they bewitched
أَعْيُنَ
aʿyuna
(the) eyes
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
(of) the people
وَٱسْتَرْهَبُوهُمْ
wa-is'tarhabūhum
and terrified them
وَجَآءُو
wajāū
and came (up)
بِسِحْرٍ
bisiḥ'rin
with a magic
عَظِيمٍۢ
ʿaẓīmin
great
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116. 1 But since Musa (Moses) ؑ was a messenger of Allah and had the support of Allah, he was certain of his Lord’s help. Therefore, without any fear or hesitation, he said to the magicians, “Show whatever you want to show first!” Besides, there could also be wisdom in this: when the counter to the magic presented by the magicians would be shown by Musa ؑ in a miraculous manner, it would be more impressive for the people, making his truthfulness clearer and making it easier for people to believe.
116. 2 In some narrations, it is mentioned that these magicians were seventy thousand in number. Apparently, this number is not free from exaggeration. Each of them threw a rope and a staff into the field, which appeared to the onlookers as if they were running. This, in their own view, was a very great magic that they presented.
116. 2 In some narrations, it is mentioned that these magicians were seventy thousand in number. Apparently, this number is not free from exaggeration. Each of them threw a rope and a staff into the field, which appeared to the onlookers as if they were running. This, in their own view, was a very great magic that they presented.
