قَالَ أَلْقُوْاْ فَلَمَّا أَلْقَوْاْ سَحَرُواْ أَعْيُنَ النَّاسِ وَاسْتَرْهَبُوهُمْ وَجَاءوا بِسِحْرٍ عَظِيمٍ
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He said: Cast. So when they cast, they deceived the people's eyes and frightened them, and they produced a mighty enchantment.
Said Moses: "Throw ye (first)." So when they threw, they bewitched the eyes of the people, and struck terror into them: for they showed a great (feat of) magic.
He said: Throw! And when they threw they cast a spell upon the people's eyes, and overawed them, and produced a mighty spell.