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20 · Ta-Ha
وَاَنَا اخْتَرْتُكَ فَاسْتَمِعْ لِمَا يُوحٰى13
I have chosen you, so listen to what is being revealed
اِنَّن۪ٓي اَنَا اللّٰهُ لَٓا اِلٰهَ اِلَّٓا اَنَا۬ فَاعْبُدْن۪يۙ وَاَقِمِ الصَّلٰوةَ لِذِكْر۪ي14
I am God; there is no god but Me. So worship Me and keep up the prayer so that you remember Me
اِنَّ السَّاعَةَ اٰتِيَةٌ اَكَادُ اُخْف۪يهَا لِتُجْزٰى كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا تَسْعٰى15
The Hour is coming––though I choose to keep it hidden––for each soul to be rewarded for its labour
فَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكَ عَنْهَا مَنْ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِهَا وَاتَّبَعَ هَوٰيهُ فَتَرْدٰى16
Do not let anyone who does not believe in it and follows his own desires distract you from it, and so bring you to ruin.’
وَمَا تِلْكَ بِيَم۪ينِكَ يَا مُوسٰى17
‘Moses, what is that in your right hand?’
قَالَ هِيَ عَصَايَۚ اَتَوَكَّؤُ۬ا عَلَيْهَا وَاَهُشُّ بِهَا عَلٰى غَنَم۪ي وَلِيَ ف۪يهَا مَاٰرِبُ اُخْرٰى18
‘It is my staff,’ he said, ‘I lean on it; restrain my sheep with it; I also have other uses for it.’
قَالَ اَلْقِهَا يَا مُوسٰى19
God said, ‘Throw it down, Moses.’
فَاَلْقٰيهَا فَاِذَا هِيَ حَيَّةٌ تَسْعٰى20
He threw it down and- lo and behold!- it became a fast-moving snake
قَالَ خُذْهَا وَلَا تَخَفْ۠ سَنُع۪يدُهَا س۪يرَتَهَا الْاُولٰى21
He said, ‘Pick it up without fear: We shall turn it back into its former state
وَاضْمُمْ يَدَكَ اِلٰى جَنَاحِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَٓاءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُٓوءٍ اٰيَةً اُخْرٰىۙ22
Now place your hand under your armpit and it will come out white, though unharmed: that is another sign
لِنُرِيَكَ مِنْ اٰيَاتِنَا الْكُبْرٰىۚ23
We do this to show you some of Our greatest signs
اِذْهَبْ اِلٰى فِرْعَوْنَ اِنَّهُ طَغٰى۟24
Go to Pharaoh, for he has truly become a tyrant.’
قَالَ رَبِّ اشْرَحْ ل۪ي صَدْر۪يۙ25
Moses said, ‘Lord, lift up my heart
وَيَسِّرْ ل۪ٓي اَمْر۪يۙ26
and ease my task for me
وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَان۪يۙ27
Untie my tongue
يَفْقَهُوا قَوْل۪يۖ28
so that they may understand my words
وَاجْعَلْ ل۪ي وَز۪يرًا مِنْ اَهْل۪يۙ29
and give me a helper from my family
هٰرُونَ اَخ۪يۚ30
my brother Aaron
اُشْدُدْ بِه۪ٓ اَزْر۪يۙ31
augment my strength through him
وَاَشْرِكْهُ ف۪ٓي اَمْر۪يۙ32
Let him share my task
كَيْ نُسَبِّحَكَ كَث۪يرًاۙ33
so that we can glorify You much
وَنَذْكُرَكَ كَث۪يرًاۜ34
and remember You often
اِنَّكَ كُنْتَ بِنَا بَص۪يرًا35
You are always watching over us.’
قَالَ قَدْ اُو۫ت۪يتَ سُؤْلَكَ يَا مُوسٰى36
God said, ‘Moses, your request is granted
وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَيْكَ مَرَّةً اُخْرٰىۙ37
Indeed We showed you favour before