7:115
قَالُوا يَا مُوسَىٰ إِمَّا أَن تُلْقِيَ وَإِمَّا أَن نَّكُونَ نَحْنُ الْمُلْقِينَ
Transliteration:
Qaloo ya moosa imma an tulqiya wa-imma an nakoona nahnu almulqeena
Word by Word:
They said, "O Musa! Whether [that] you throw or [that] we will be the ones to throw?"
Translations:
They said: "O Moses! Either thou shalt throw [thy staff first], or we shall [be the first to] throw."
They said: "O Moses! wilt thou throw (first), or shall we have the (first) throw?"
They said: O Moses! Either throw (first) or let us be the first throwers?
They said: O Moses, wilt thou cast, or shall we (be the first to) cast?
They said, "O Moses, either you throw [your staff], or we will be the ones to throw [first]."