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وَأَنَا ٱخْتَرْتُكَ فَٱسْتَمِعْ لِمَا يُوحَىٰٓ﴿١٣﴾

And I have chosen thee, so hearken unto that which is inspired.

إِنَّنِىٓ أَنَا ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱعْبُدْنِى وَأَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِذِكْرِىٓ﴿١٤﴾

Lo! I, even I, am Allah, There is no Allah save Me. So serve Me and establish worship for My remembrance.

إِنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ ءَاتِيَةٌ أَكَادُ أُخْفِيهَا لِتُجْزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا تَسْعَىٰ﴿١٥﴾

Lo! the Hour is surely coming. But I will to keep it hidden, that every soul may be rewarded for that which it striveth (to achieve).

فَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكَ عَنْهَا مَن لَّا يُؤْمِنُ بِهَا وَٱتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُ فَتَرْدَىٰ﴿١٦﴾

Therefor, let not him turn thee aside from (the thought of) it who believeth not therein but followeth his own desire, lest thou perish.

وَمَا تِلْكَ بِيَمِينِكَ يَـٰمُوسَىٰ﴿١٧﴾

And what is that in thy right hand, O Moses?

قَالَ هِىَ عَصَاىَ أَتَوَكَّؤُا۟ عَلَيْهَا وَأَهُشُّ بِهَا عَلَىٰ غَنَمِى وَلِىَ فِيهَا مَـَٔارِبُ أُخْرَىٰ﴿١٨﴾

He said: This is my staff whereon I lean, and wherewith I bear down branches for my sheep, and wherein I find other uses.

قَالَ أَلْقِهَا يَـٰمُوسَىٰ﴿١٩﴾

He said: Cast it down, O Moses!

فَأَلْقَىٰهَا فَإِذَا هِىَ حَيَّةٌ تَسْعَىٰ﴿٢٠﴾

So he cast it down, and lo! it was a serpent, gliding.

قَالَ خُذْهَا وَلَا تَخَفْ ۖ سَنُعِيدُهَا سِيرَتَهَا ٱلْأُولَىٰ﴿٢١﴾

He said: Grasp it and fear not. We shall return it to its former state.

وَٱضْمُمْ يَدَكَ إِلَىٰ جَنَاحِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَآءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوٓءٍ ءَايَةً أُخْرَىٰ﴿٢٢﴾

And thrust thy hand within thine armpit, it will come forth white without hurt. (That will be) another token.

لِنُرِيَكَ مِنْ ءَايَـٰتِنَا ٱلْكُبْرَى﴿٢٣﴾

That We may show thee (some) of Our greater portents,

ٱذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ﴿٢٤﴾

Go thou unto Pharaoh! Lo! he hath transgressed (the bounds).

قَالَ رَبِّ ٱشْرَحْ لِى صَدْرِى﴿٢٥﴾

(Moses) said: My Lord! relieve my mind

وَيَسِّرْ لِىٓ أَمْرِى﴿٢٦﴾

And ease my task for me;

وَٱحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِّن لِّسَانِى﴿٢٧﴾

And loose a knot from my tongue,

يَفْقَهُوا۟ قَوْلِى﴿٢٨﴾

That they may understand my saying.

وَٱجْعَل لِّى وَزِيرًا مِّنْ أَهْلِى﴿٢٩﴾

Appoint for me a henchman from my folk,

هَـٰرُونَ أَخِى﴿٣٠﴾

Aaron, my brother.

ٱشْدُدْ بِهِۦٓ أَزْرِى﴿٣١﴾

Confirm my strength with him

وَأَشْرِكْهُ فِىٓ أَمْرِى﴿٣٢﴾

And let him share my task,

كَىْ نُسَبِّحَكَ كَثِيرًا﴿٣٣﴾

That we may glorify Thee much

وَنَذْكُرَكَ كَثِيرًا﴿٣٤﴾

And much remember Thee.

إِنَّكَ كُنتَ بِنَا بَصِيرًا﴿٣٥﴾

Lo! Thou art ever Seeing us.

قَالَ قَدْ أُوتِيتَ سُؤْلَكَ يَـٰمُوسَىٰ﴿٣٦﴾

He said: Thou art granted thy request, O Moses.

وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَيْكَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَىٰٓ﴿٣٧﴾

And indeed, another time, already We have shown thee favour,