وَأَنَا ٱخْتَرْتُكَ فَٱسْتَمِعْ لِمَا يُوحَىٰٓ ١٣
And I have chosen you, so listen to what is revealed [to you].
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طه
20. Taha
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
إِنَّنِىٓ أَنَا ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱعْبُدْنِى وَأَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِذِكْرِىٓ ١٤
Indeed, I am Allāh. There is no deity except Me, so worship Me and establish prayer for My remembrance.
إِنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ ءَاتِيَةٌ أَكَادُ أُخْفِيهَا لِتُجْزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍۭ بِمَا تَسْعَىٰ ١٥
Indeed, the Hour is coming - I almost conceal it - so that every soul may be recompensed according to that for which it strives.
فَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكَ عَنْهَا مَن لَّا يُؤْمِنُ بِهَا وَٱتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُ فَتَرْدَىٰ ١٦
So do not let one avert you from it who does not believe in it and follows his desire, for you [then] would perish.
وَمَا تِلْكَ بِيَمِينِكَ يَـٰمُوسَىٰ ١٧
And what is that in your right hand, O Moses?"
قَالَ هِىَ عَصَاىَ أَتَوَكَّؤُا۟ عَلَيْهَا وَأَهُشُّ بِهَا عَلَىٰ غَنَمِى وَلِىَ فِيهَا مَـَٔارِبُ أُخْرَىٰ 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 أَلْقِهَا يَـٰمُوسَىٰ ١٩
[Allāh] said, "Throw it down, O Moses."
فَأَلْقَىٰهَا فَإِذَا هِىَ حَيَّةٌ تَسْعَىٰ ٢٠
So he threw it down, and thereupon it was a snake, moving swiftly.
قَالَ خُذْهَا وَلَا تَخَفْ ۖ سَنُعِيدُهَا سِيرَتَهَا ٱلْأُولَىٰ ٢١
[Allāh] said, "Seize it and fear not; We will return it to its former condition.
وَٱضْمُمْ يَدَكَ إِلَىٰ جَنَاحِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَآءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوٓءٍ ءَايَةً أُخْرَىٰ ٢٢
And draw in your hand to your side; it will come out white without disease - another sign,
لِنُرِيَكَ مِنْ ءَايَـٰتِنَا ٱلْكُبْرَى ٢٣
That We may show you [some] of Our greater signs.
ٱذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ ٢٤
Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed [i.e., tyrannized]."
قَالَ رَبِّ ٱشْرَحْ لِى صَدْرِى ٢٥
[Moses] said, "My Lord, expand [i.e., relax] for me my breast [with assurance]
وَيَسِّرْ لِىٓ أَمْرِى ٢٦
And ease for me my task
وَٱحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِّن لِّسَانِى ٢٧
And untie the knot from my tongue
يَفْقَهُوا۟ قَوْلِى ٢٨
That they may understand my speech.
وَٱجْعَل لِّى وَزِيرًا مِّنْ أَهْلِى ٢٩
And appoint for me a minister [i.e., assistant] from my family -
هَـٰرُونَ أَخِى ٣٠
Aaron, my brother.
ٱشْدُدْ بِهِۦٓ أَزْرِى ٣١
Increase through him my strength
وَأَشْرِكْهُ فِىٓ أَمْرِى ٣٢
And let him share my task
كَىْ نُسَبِّحَكَ كَثِيرًا ٣٣
That we may exalt You much
وَنَذْكُرَكَ كَثِيرًا ٣٤
And remember You much.
إِنَّكَ كُنتَ بِنَا بَصِيرًا ٣٥
Indeed, You are of us ever Seeing."
قَالَ قَدْ أُوتِيتَ سُؤْلَكَ يَـٰمُوسَىٰ ٣٦
[Allāh] said, "You have been granted your request, O Moses.
وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَيْكَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَىٰٓ ٣٧
And We had already conferred favor upon you another time,