Al-Araf (الأعراف)
Chapter 7 · The Heights · Juz 9
وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِىَ بَيْضَآءُ لِلنَّٰظِرِينَ
Wa naza'a yadahoo fa izaa hiya baidaaa'u linnaazireen
And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white [with radiance] for the observers.
Quran 7:108 — Surah Al-Araf
This is verse 108 of 206 in Surah Al-Araf (الأعراف), meaning “The Heights”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 9 (Part 9) of the Quran.
Surah Al-Araf is the 7th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 206 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.
To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:
Wa naza'a yadahoo fa izaa hiya baidaaa'u linnaazireen
قَالَ إِن كُنتَ جِئْتَ بِـَٔايَةٍۢ فَأْتِ بِهَآ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ
[Pharaoh] said, "If you have come with a sign, then bring it forth, if you should be of the truthful."
فَأَلْقَىٰ عَصَاهُ فَإِذَا هِىَ ثُعْبَانٌۭ مُّبِينٌۭ
So Moses threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent, manifest.
وَنَزَعَ يَدَهُۥ فَإِذَا هِىَ بَيْضَآءُ لِلنَّٰظِرِينَ
And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white [with radiance] for the observers.
قَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ مِن قَوْمِ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّ هَٰذَا لَسَٰحِرٌ عَلِيمٌۭ
Said the eminent among the people of Pharaoh, "Indeed, this is a learned magician
يُرِيدُ أَن يُخْرِجَكُم مِّنْ أَرْضِكُمْ ۖ فَمَاذَا تَأْمُرُونَ
Who wants to expel you from your land [through magic], so what do you instruct?"