Surah Al-A'raf 7:115 — translation and meaning
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قَالُوا يَامُوسَى إِمَّا أَن تُلْقِيَ وَإِمَّا أَن نَّكُونَ نَحْنُ الْمُلْقِينَ
Word by Word
قَالُوا
qalu
They said
يَامُوسَى
yamusa
O Musa
إِمَّا
imma
Whether
أَن
an
[that]
تُلْقِيَ
tul'qiya
you throw
وَإِمَّا
wa-imma
or
أَن
an
[that]
نَّكُونَ
nakuna
we will be
نَحْنُ
nahnu
[we]
الْمُلْقِينَ
al-mul'qina
the ones to throw
Transliteration
Qaaloo yaa Moosaaa immaaa an tulqiya wa immaaa an nakoona nahnul mulqeen
Translation
They said, "O Moses, either you throw [your staff], or we will be the ones to throw [first]."
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
Due to their pride, they were certain that they would win against Moses. They asked him: 'Choose O Moses if you want to be the first to throw, or if you want us to throw first.'
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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