قَالُوا۟ They said qālū O Musa yāmūsā Whether immā [that] an you throw tul'qiya or Whether wa-immā [that] an we will be nakūna [we] naḥnu the ones to throw l-mul'qīna
They said, "O Moses, either you throw [your staff], or we will be the ones to throw [first]."
قَالَ He said qāla Throw alqū Then when falammā they threw alqaw they bewitched saḥarū (the) eyes aʿyuna (of) the people l-nāsi and terrified them wa-is'tarhabūhum and came (up) wajāū with a magic bisiḥ'rin great ʿaẓīmin
He said, "Throw," and when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people and struck terror into them, and they presented a great [feat of] magic.