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Quran 20:65 · 65th verse of 135
Ta-Ha
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قَالُوا۟ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلْقِىَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ أَلْقَىٰ 
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Transliteration
qālū yāmūsā immā an tul'qiya wa-immā an nakūna awwala man alqā
Saheeh International
They said, "O Moses, either you throw or we will be the first to throw."
Comparative Study
16 scholarly English translations of verse 65 from Surah Taha, presented for comparative study.
They said: "O Moses! whether wilt thou that thou throw (first) or that we be the first to throw?"
They said:"O Musa (Moses)! Either you throw first or we be the first to throw?"
They said: "Either you cast (your spell), O Moses, or we shall cast it first."
They said, “O Moosa, either you throw first – or shall we throw first?”
They said, 'Moses, either thou wilt cast, or we shall be the first to cast.'
They said: either thou cast down, or we shall be the first to cast down.
They said, “O Moses, either you throw, or we will be the first to throw.”
The magicians said: "Moses, will you throw down or shall we be the first to throw?"
They said: "O Musa! Either you throw first or we be the first to throw"
They said: O Moses! Either throw first, or let us be the first to throw?
They said, ‘O Moses! Will you throw first, or shall we?’
They said to Moses: 'Will you throw down or shall we be the first?
They said, "Moses, would you be the first to show your skill or should we be the first to throw down our devices?"
They said: O Musa! will you cast, or shall we be the first who cast down?
They said, "Moses, will you throw down first, or shall we be the first to throw down?"
