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. [Allāh said], "O Moses, fear not. Indeed, in My presence the messengers do not fear.
Sahih International
وَأَلْقِ
wa-alqi
And, ""Throw
Word breakdown
و
Harf · Conjunctionand
ألْق
Fi'l · VerbAnd, ""Throw
to meet, encounter, to cast or throw
146× in the Quran · Common
Grammar rules
وَأَلْقِ (And, ""Throw) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.
We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"
Lesson 10 · Commands & Futureوَأَلْقِ (And, ""Throw) uses form IV (أَفْعَلَ) — the أ at the start makes it causative ("to make someone do something").
We translate it as "to make [someone] do" or "to cause [action]".
Lesson 12 · Verb Families II–IVوَأَلْقِ (And, ""Throw) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Lesson 4 · Particles