The Holy Quran 20:20 — Surah Taha

Arabic text

فَأَلْقَىٰهَا فَإِذَا هِىَ حَيَّةٌ تَسْعَىٰ

Translation

So he threw it down, and suddenly it was a slithering (living, running) snake.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The staff turns into a snake: that is, no sooner was the staff thrown on the ground than in place of the staff a huge serpent appeared, which moved swiftly like a slender snake. Musa ﵇, seeing this sudden transformation, became afraid, as human nature requires.

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