The Heights, The Elevated Places 7:116

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Arabic English Morphology
قَالَ qāla
He said V
Throw V
Then when Noun
they threw V
they bewitched V
(the) eyes Noun
(of) the people Noun
and terrified them V
and came (up) V
بِسِحْرٍ bisiḥ'rin
with a magic Noun
عَظِيمٍ ʿaẓīmin
great Noun

He said, ‘You throw,’ and they did, casting a spell on people’s eyes, striking fear into them, and bringing about great sorcery

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

قَالَ أَلۡقُوا۟ۖ فَلَمَّاۤ أَلۡقَوۡا۟ سَحَرُوۤا۟ أَعۡیُنَ ٱلنَّاسِ وَٱسۡتَرۡهَبُوهُمۡ وَجَاۤءُو بِسِحۡرٍ عَظِیمࣲ ۝١١٦

qāla alqū falammā alqaw saḥarū aʿyuna l-nāsi wa-is'tarhabūhum wajāū bisiḥ'rin ʿaẓīmi