Moses said to them: "Cast what you have to cast."
Moosa said to them, “Cast whatever you intend to cast.”
Moses said to them, 'Cast you down what you will cast.'
[And] Moses said unto them: “Throw whatever you are going to throw!”
Musa said unto them: cast whatsoever ye have to cast.
Musa (Moses) said to them: "Throw what you are going to throw!"
Moses said to them, “Present what you intend to present.”
Moses said to them: "Throw down whatever you wish to throw."
Musa said to them: "Throw what you are going to throw!"
Moses said unto them: Throw what ye are going to throw!
Moses said to them, ‘Throw down whatever you have to throw!’
Moses said to them: 'Cast down what you cast'
Moses said to them, "Throw whatever you will throw."
(Moses) asked the magicians, "Cast down what you want to".
Musa said to them: Cast what you are going to cast.
Q<u>a</u>la lahum moos<u>a</u> alqoo m<u>a</u> antum mulqoon<b>a</b>
Moses said to the magicians, "Throw down whatever you are going to throw."
Moses said to them: "Throw ye - that which ye are about to throw!"
قَالَ لَهُم مُّوسَىٰٓ أَلْقُوا۟ مَآ أَنتُم مُّلْقُونَ
Confident in Allah’s help and in order to show clearly that whatever he possessed was not magic, Moses said to them, “Throw whatever ropes and sticks you want to!”
Confident in Allah’s help and in order to show clearly that whatever he possessed was not magic, Moses said to them, “Throw whatever ropes and sticks you want to!”
<p>Commentary.</p><p>أَلْقُوا مَا أَنتُم مُّلْقُونَ</p><p>Musa (علیہ السلام) said to them, "Throw you down what you are to throw." (26:43)</p><p>Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) said to the magicians ` You show the magic you wish to show'. With a cursory look one might be inclined to think that Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) ordered them to perform their magic. But with a little deep thinking it becomes clear that actually it was not an order from Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) to 'show magic, but the real intention was to demonstrate the fallacy of magic. This demonstration was not possible without the magic shown by them. Therefore, he asked them to show their tricks or magic. It is exactly like a zindiq (an extreme heretic) is asked to put forward his arguments, so that they may be countered. It is obvious that such an invitation cannot be treated as an acceptance of infidelity.</p>
Commentary.أَلْقُوا مَا أَنتُم مُّلْقُونَMusa (علیہ السلام) said to them, "Throw you down what you are to throw." (26:43)Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) said to the magicians ` You show the magic you wish to show'. With a cursory look one might be inclined to think that Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) ordered them to perform their magic. But with a little deep thinking it becomes clear that actually it was not an order from Sayyidna Musa (علیہ السلام) to 'show magic, but the real intention was to demonstrate the fallacy of magic. This demonstration was not possible without the magic shown by them. Therefore, he asked them to show their tricks or magic. It is exactly like a zindiq (an extreme heretic) is asked to put forward his arguments, so that they may be countered. It is obvious that such an invitation cannot be treated as an acceptance of infidelity.