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وَأَنْ أَلْقِ عَصَاكَ ۖ فَلَمَّا رَءَاهَا تَهْتَزُّ كَأَنَّهَا جَآنٌّ وَلَّىٰ مُدْبِرًا وَلَمْ يُعَقِّبْ ۚ يَـٰمُوسَىٰٓ أَقْبِلْ وَلَا تَخَفْ ۖ إِنَّكَ مِنَ ٱلْـَٔامِنِينَ Qur’an Al-Qasas (28:31)

Waan alqi AAasaka falamma raaha tahtazzu kaannaha jannun walla mudbiran walam yuAAaqqib ya moosa aqbil wala takhaf innaka mina alamineena

And [then He said]: "Throw down thy staff!" But as soon as [Moses] saw it move rapidly, as if it were a snake, he drew back [in terror], and did not [dare to] return.²⁶ [And God spoke to him again:] "O Moses! Draw near, and have no fear - for, behold, thou art of those who are secure [in this world and in the next]!²⁷

- Mohammad Asad

Then Allah commanded, "Throw down your staff." When Musa saw that the staff was writhing like a snake, he turned his back and fled, and did not even look behind. Allah said, "O Musa, come back and do not fear; you are quite safe.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Now, throw down your staff!' But when he saw it slithering like a snake, he ran away without looking back. 'Allah reassured him,' 'O Moses! Draw near, and have no fear. You are perfectly secure.

- Mustafa Khattab

Throw down thy staff. And when he saw it writhing as it had been a demon, he turned to flee headlong, (and it was said unto him): O Moses! Draw nigh and fear not. Lo! thou art of those who are secure.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

"Now do thou throw thy rod!" But when he saw it moving (of its own accord) as if it had been a snake He turned back in retreat and retraced not his steps: "O Moses!" (It was said) "draw near and fear not: for thou art of those who are secure. ³³⁶²

Surah 28. Al-Qasas, Ayah 31

- Mohammad Asad

Then Allah commanded, "Throw down your staff." When Musa saw that the staff was writhing like a snake, he turned his back and fled, and did not even look behind. Allah said, "O Musa, come back and do not fear; you are quite safe.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Now, throw down your staff!' But when he saw it slithering like a snake, he ran away without looking back. 'Allah reassured him,' 'O Moses! Draw near, and have no fear. You are perfectly secure.

- Mustafa Khattab

Throw down thy staff. And when he saw it writhing as it had been a demon, he turned to flee headlong, (and it was said unto him): O Moses! Draw nigh and fear not. Lo! thou art of those who are secure.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

"Now do thou throw thy rod!" But when he saw it moving (of its own accord) as if it had been a snake He turned back in retreat and retraced not his steps: "O Moses!" (It was said) "draw near and fear not: for thou art of those who are secure. ³³⁶²

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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Surah 28. Al-Qasas, Ayah 31

- Mohammad Asad

Then Allah commanded, "Throw down your staff." When Musa saw that the staff was writhing like a snake, he turned his back and fled, and did not even look behind. Allah said, "O Musa, come back and do not fear; you are quite safe.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

Now, throw down your staff!' But when he saw it slithering like a snake, he ran away without looking back. 'Allah reassured him,' 'O Moses! Draw near, and have no fear. You are perfectly secure.

- Mustafa Khattab

Throw down thy staff. And when he saw it writhing as it had been a demon, he turned to flee headlong, (and it was said unto him): O Moses! Draw nigh and fear not. Lo! thou art of those who are secure.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

"Now do thou throw thy rod!" But when he saw it moving (of its own accord) as if it had been a snake He turned back in retreat and retraced not his steps: "O Moses!" (It was said) "draw near and fear not: for thou art of those who are secure. 3362

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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"Now do thou throw thy rod!" But when he saw it moving (of its own accord) as if it had been a snake He turned back in retreat and retraced not his steps: "O Moses!" (It was said) "draw near and fear not: for thou art of those who are secure. ³³⁶²