Qur’an — Page 313 of 604

وَأَنَا ٱخۡتَرۡتُكَ فَٱسۡتَمِعۡ لِمَا يُوحَىٰٓ ١٣

And I have chosen you, so listen to what is revealed [to you].

إِنَّنِيٓ أَنَا ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱعۡبُدۡنِي وَأَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِذِكۡرِيٓ ١٤

Indeed, I am Allāh. There is no deity except Me, so worship Me and establish prayer for My remembrance.

إِنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ ءَاتِيَةٌ أَكَادُ أُخۡفِيهَا لِتُجۡزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفۡسِۭ بِمَا تَسۡعَىٰ ١٥

Indeed, the Hour is coming - I almost conceal it¹ - so that every soul may be recompensed according to that for which it strives.

فَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكَ عَنۡهَا مَن لَّا يُؤۡمِنُ بِهَا وَٱتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُ فَتَرۡدَىٰ ١٦

So do not let one avert you from it¹ who does not believe in it and follows his desire, for you [then] would perish.

وَمَا تِلۡكَ بِيَمِينِكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ ١٧

And what is that in your right hand, O Moses?"

قَالَ هِيَ عَصَايَ أَتَوَكَّؤُاْ عَلَيۡهَا وَأَهُشُّ بِهَا عَلَىٰ غَنَمِي وَلِيَ فِيهَا مَـَٔارِبُ أُخۡرَىٰ ١٨

He said, "It is my staff; I lean upon it, and I bring down leaves for my sheep and I have therein other uses."

قَالَ أَلۡقِهَا يَٰمُوسَىٰ ١٩

[Allāh] said, "Throw it down, O Moses."

فَأَلۡقَىٰهَا فَإِذَا هِيَ حَيَّةٞ تَسۡعَىٰ ٢٠

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

قَالَ خُذۡهَا وَلَا تَخَفۡۖ سَنُعِيدُهَا سِيرَتَهَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ ٢١

[Allāh] said, "Seize it and fear not; We will return it to its former condition.

وَٱضۡمُمۡ يَدَكَ إِلَىٰ جَنَاحِكَ تَخۡرُجۡ بَيۡضَآءَ مِنۡ غَيۡرِ سُوٓءٍ ءَايَةً أُخۡرَىٰ ٢٢

And draw in your hand to your side; it will come out white without disease - another sign,

لِنُرِيَكَ مِنۡ ءَايَٰتِنَا ٱلۡكُبۡرَى ٢٣

That We may show you [some] of Our greater signs.

ٱذۡهَبۡ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ ٢٤

Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed [i.e., tyrannized]."

قَالَ رَبِّ ٱشۡرَحۡ لِي صَدۡرِي ٢٥

[Moses] said, "My Lord, expand [i.e., relax] for me my breast [with assurance]

وَيَسِّرۡ لِيٓ أَمۡرِي ٢٦

And ease for me my task

وَٱحۡلُلۡ عُقۡدَةٗ مِّن لِّسَانِي ٢٧

And untie the knot from my tongue

يَفۡقَهُواْ قَوۡلِي ٢٨

That they may understand my speech.

وَٱجۡعَل لِّي وَزِيرٗا مِّنۡ أَهۡلِي ٢٩

And appoint for me a minister [i.e., assistant] from my family -

هَٰرُونَ أَخِي ٣٠

Aaron, my brother.

ٱشۡدُدۡ بِهِۦٓ أَزۡرِي ٣١

Increase through him my strength

وَأَشۡرِكۡهُ فِيٓ أَمۡرِي ٣٢

And let him share my task

كَيۡ نُسَبِّحَكَ كَثِيرٗا ٣٣

That we may exalt You much

وَنَذۡكُرَكَ كَثِيرًا ٣٤

And remember You much.

إِنَّكَ كُنتَ بِنَا بَصِيرٗا ٣٥

Indeed, You are of us ever Seeing."

قَالَ قَدۡ أُوتِيتَ سُؤۡلَكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ ٣٦

[Allāh] said, "You have been granted your request, O Moses.

وَلَقَدۡ مَنَنَّا عَلَيۡكَ مَرَّةً أُخۡرَىٰٓ ٣٧

And We had already conferred favor upon you another time,