Snake

So he [i.e., Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent, manifest.¹

So he threw it down, and thereupon it was a snake, moving swiftly.

So [Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent manifest.¹

And [he was told], "Throw down your staff." But when he saw it writhing as if it were a snake, he turned in flight and did not return.¹ [Allāh said], "O Moses, fear not. Indeed, in My presence the messengers do not fear.

And [he was told], "Throw down your staff." But when he saw it writhing as if it was a snake, he turned in flight and did not return.¹ [Allāh said], "O Moses, approach and fear not. Indeed, you are of the secure.