Moses responded, “No, you go first.” And suddenly their ropes and staffs appeared to him—by their magic—to be slithering.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He said, "Rather, you throw." And suddenly their ropes and staffs seemed to him from their magic that they were moving [like snakes].
— Saheeh International
So Moses concealed fear within himself.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And he sensed within himself apprehension, did Moses.
— Saheeh International
We reassured ˹him˺, “Do not fear! It is certainly you who will prevail.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
We [i.e., Allah] said, "Fear not. Indeed, it is you who are superior.
— Saheeh International
Cast what is in your right hand, and it will swallow up what they have made, for what they have made is no more than a magic trick. And magicians can never succeed wherever they go.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And throw what is in your right hand; it will swallow up what they have crafted. What they have crafted is but the trick of a magician, and the magician will not succeed wherever he is."
— Saheeh International