فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِينٌ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- So he [i.e., Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent, manifest.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- அப்போது (மூஸா) தம் கைத்தடியை எறிந்தார் - உடனே அது ஒரு பெரிய பாம்பாகி விட்டது.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- එවිට ඔහු ඔහුගේ සැරයටිය බිම දැමුවේ ය. එසැනින් එය පැහැදිලි සර්පයකු විය.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- پس آپ نے اپنا عصا ڈال دیا، سو دفعتاً وه صاف ایک اﮊدھا بن گیا۔
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- そこでかれは自分の杖を投げた。見なさい。それは明らかに蛇であった。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 他就抛下他的手杖，那条手杖忽然变成一条蟒。
Tafsir of 7:107
ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِينٌ (a Thu`ban serpent, manifest), refers to "The male snake." As-Suddi and Ad-Dahhak said similarly. A report from Ibn `Abbas said, فَأَلْقَى عَصَاهُ "(Then (Musa) threw his staff), and it turned into a huge snake that opened its mouth and rushed towards Fir`awn. When Fir`awn saw the snake rushing towards him, he jumped from his throne and cried to Musa for help, so that Musa would remove the snake from his way. Musa did that." As-Suddi commented, فَإِذَا هِىَ ثُعْبَانٌ مُّبِينٌ (and behold! It was a Thu`ban serpent, manifest!) "This Thu`ban refers to male snakes. The snake opened its mouth and headed towards Fir`awn to swallow him, placing its lower jaw on the ground and its upper jaw reaching the (top of the) wall of the palace. When Fir`awn saw the snake, he was frightened, so he jumped and wet himself and he never wet himself before this incident. He cried, `O Musa! Take it away and I will believe in you and release the Children of Israel to you.' So Musa, peace be on him, took it, and it became a staff again.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
