So he threw it down, and lo, it became a running serpent.
So Moosa put it down – thereupon it became a fast moving serpent.
and he cast it down, and behold it was a serpent sliding.
So he threw it - and lo! it was a snake, moving rapidly.
So he cast it down, and lo! it was a serpent running along.
He cast it down, and behold! It was a snake, moving quickly.
So he threw it—thereupon it became a moving serpent.
So he threw it down, and lo! it was a rapidly moving snake.
He cast it down, and behold! It was a snake, moving quickly.
So he cast it down, and lo! it was a serpent, gliding.
So he threw it down, and behold, it was a snake, moving swiftly.
So he cast it down, and thereupon it turned into a sliding serpent.
So he threw it down, and thereupon it was a snake, moving swiftly.
Moses threw it on the ground and suddenly he saw that it was a moving serpent.
So he cast it down; and lo! it was a serpent running.
Faalq<u>a</u>h<u>a</u> fai<u>tha</u> hiya <u>h</u>ayyatun tasAA<u>a</u>
So he threw it down, and all of a sudden, it turned into a fast-moving serpent.
He threw it, and behold! It was a snake, active in motion.
فَأَلْقَىٰهَا فَإِذَا هِىَ حَيَّةٌ تَسْعَىٰ
Moses threw it down and it turned into a snake moving swiftly.
Moses threw it down and it turned into a snake moving swiftly.
<p>فَإِذَا هِيَ حَيَّةٌ تَسْعَىٰ (And suddenly it was a snake running - 20:20): When Sayyidna Musa	علیہ السلام in obedience to the command of Allah Ta` ala, cast down his staff it turned into a serpent. The Qur'an has described this serpent at one place as كَأَنَّهَا جَانٌّ	(28:31). The word جَانٌّ means a small and slim snake. At another place it has been referred to as فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعْبَانٌ (26:32). The word ثُعْبَانٌ means a long and thick snake. The word حَيَّةٌ occurring in this verse is a generic name used for snakes of all sizes and thickness. These different words can be reconciled by the fact that this serpent was slim and small in the beginning and grew later on in size and thickness. Or that this serpent was originally long and thick and has been called جَانٌّ - by reason of its fast speed because as a general rule big and thick snakes are slow moving. The word كَأَنَّهَا used in this verse, which means "as if' also points to the fact that it has been compared to جَانٌّ on account of its swift movements. (Mazhari)</p>
فَإِذَا هِيَ حَيَّةٌ تَسْعَىٰ (And suddenly it was a snake running - 20:20): When Sayyidna Musa	علیہ السلام in obedience to the command of Allah Ta` ala, cast down his staff it turned into a serpent. The Qur'an has described this serpent at one place as كَأَنَّهَا جَانٌّ	(28:31). The word جَانٌّ means a small and slim snake. At another place it has been referred to as فَإِذَا هِيَ ثُعْبَانٌ (26:32). The word ثُعْبَانٌ means a long and thick snake. The word حَيَّةٌ occurring in this verse is a generic name used for snakes of all sizes and thickness. These different words can be reconciled by the fact that this serpent was slim and small in the beginning and grew later on in size and thickness. Or that this serpent was originally long and thick and has been called جَانٌّ - by reason of its fast speed because as a general rule big and thick snakes are slow moving. The word كَأَنَّهَا used in this verse, which means "as if' also points to the fact that it has been compared to جَانٌّ on account of its swift movements. (Mazhari)