The magicians said: "Moses, will you throw down or shall we be

﴿قَالُواْ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ إِمَّآ أَن تُلۡقِيَ وَإِمَّآ أَن نَّكُونَ أَوَّلَ مَنۡ أَلۡقَىٰ ﴾
[طه: 65]

The magicians said: "Moses, will you throw down or shall we be the first to throw

﴿قالوا ياموسى إما أن تلقي وإما أن نكون أول من ألقى﴾ [طه: 65]

Abdel Haleem
They said, ‘Moses, will you throw first or shall we?’

Abdul Hye
They said: “O Moses! Either you throw first or we are the first who will throw?”

Abdullah Yusuf Ali
They said: "O Moses! whether wilt thou that thou throw (first) or that we be the first to throw

Abdul Majid Daryabadi
They said: either thou cast down, or we shall be the first to cast down

Ahmed Ali
They said: "Either you cast (your spell), O Moses, or we shall cast it first

Aisha Bewley
They said, ´Musa, will you throw or shall we be the first to throw?´

A. J. Arberry
They said, 'Moses, either thou wilt cast, or we shall be the first to cast

Ali Quli Qarai
They said, ‘O Moses! Either you will throw down, or we shall be the first to throw.’