Ta-Ha (طه)
Chapter 20 · Ta-Ha · Juz 16
قَالَ أَلْقِهَا يَٰمُوسَىٰ
Qaala alqihaa yaa Moosaa
[Allah] said, "Throw it down, O Moses."
Quran 20:19 — Surah Ta-Ha
This is verse 19 of 135 in Surah Ta-Ha (طه), meaning “Ta-Ha”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 16 (Part 16) of the Quran.
Surah Ta-Ha is the 20th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 135 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:
Qaala alqihaa yaa Moosaa
وَمَا تِلْكَ بِيَمِينِكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ
And what is that in your right hand, O Moses?"
قَالَ هِىَ عَصَاىَ أَتَوَكَّؤُا۟ عَلَيْهَا وَأَهُشُّ بِهَا عَلَىٰ غَنَمِى وَلِىَ فِيهَا مَـَٔارِبُ أُخْرَىٰ
He said, "It is my staff; I lean upon it, and I bring down leaves for my sheep and I have therein other uses."
قَالَ أَلْقِهَا يَٰمُوسَىٰ
[Allah] said, "Throw it down, O Moses."
فَأَلْقَىٰهَا فَإِذَا هِىَ حَيَّةٌۭ تَسْعَىٰ
So he threw it down, and thereupon it was a snake, moving swiftly.
قَالَ خُذْهَا وَلَا تَخَفْ ۖ سَنُعِيدُهَا سِيرَتَهَا ٱلْأُولَىٰ
[Allah] said, "Seize it and fear not; We will return it to its former condition.