20:13
ﱁAnd Iﱂ(have) chosen youﱃso listenﱄto whatﱅis revealedﱆ(13)
I have chosen you, so listen to what is revealed:
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ﱇIndeed, [I]ﱈI AmﱉAllahﱊ(There is) noﱋgodﱌbutﱍIﱎso worship Meﱏand establishﱐthe prayerﱑfor My remembranceﱒ(14)
‘It is truly I. I am Allah! There is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Me. So worship Me ˹alone˺, and establish prayer for My remembrance.
20:15
ﱓIndeedﱔthe Hourﱕ(will be) comingﱖI almostﱗ[I] hide itﱘthat may be recompensedﱙeveryﱚsoulﱛfor whatﱜit strivesﱝ(15)
The Hour is sure to come. My Will is to keep it hidden, so that every soul may be rewarded according to their efforts.
20:16
ﱞSo (do) notﱟ(let) avert youﱠfrom itﱡ(one) whoﱢ(does) notﱣbelieveﱤin itﱥand followsﱦhis desiresﱧlest you perishﱨ(16)
So do not let those who disbelieve in it and follow their desires distract you from it, or you will be doomed.’”
20:17
ﱩAnd whatﱪ(is) thatﱫin your right handﱬO Musaﱭ(17)
˹Allah added,˺ “And what is that in your right hand, O Moses?”
20:18
ﱮHe saidﱯItﱰ(is) my staffﱱI leanﱲupon itﱳand I bring down leavesﱴwith itﱵforﱶmy sheepﱷand for meﱸin itﱹ(are) usesﱺotherﱻ(18)
He replied, “It is my staff! I lean on it, and with it I beat down ˹branches˺ for my sheep, and have other uses for it.”1
20:19
ﱼHe saidﱽThrow it downﱾO Musaﱿ(19)
Allah said, “Throw it down, O Moses!”
20:20
ﲀSo he threw it downﲁand beholdﲂItﲃ(was) a snakeﲄmoving swiftlyﲅ(20)
So he did, then—behold!—it became a serpent, slithering.
20:21
ﲆHe saidﲇSeize itﲈand (do) notﲉﲊfearﲋWe will return itﲌ(to) its stateﲍthe formerﲎ(21)
Allah said, “Take it, and have no fear. We will return it to its former state.
20:22
ﲏAnd draw nearﲐyour handﲑtoﲒyour sideﲓit will come outﲔwhiteﲕwithout anyﲖwithout anyﲗdiseaseﲘ(as) a signﲙanotherﲚ(22)
And put your hand under your armpit, it will come out ˹shining˺ white, unblemished,1 as another sign,
20:23
ﲛThat We may show youﲜofﲝOur Signsﲞthe Greatestﲟ(23)
so that We may show you some of Our greatest signs.
20:24
ﲠGoﲡtoﲢFiraunﲣIndeed, heﲤ(has) transgressedﲥ(24)
Go to Pharaoh, for he has truly transgressed ˹all bounds˺.”
20:25
ﲦHe saidﲧMy LordﲨExpandﲩfor meﲪmy breastﲫ(25)
Moses prayed, “My Lord! Uplift my heart for me,
20:26
ﲬAnd easeﲭfor meﲮmy taskﲯ(26)
and make my task easy,
20:27
ﲰAnd untieﲱ(the) knotﲲfromﲳmy tongueﲴ(27)
and remove the impediment from my tongue
20:28
ﲵThat they may understandﲶmy speechﲷ(28)
so people may understand my speech,1
20:29
ﲸAnd appointﲹfor meﲺa ministerﲻfromﲼmy familyﲽ(29)
and grant me a helper from my family,
20:30
ﲾHarunﲿmy brotherﳀ(30)
Aaron, my brother.
20:31
ﳁReinforceﳂthrough himﳃmy strengthﳄ(31)
Strengthen me through him,
20:32
ﳅAnd make him shareﳆ[in]ﳇmy taskﳈ(32)
and let him share my task,
20:33
ﳉThatﳊwe may glorify Youﳋmuchﳌ(33)
so that we may glorify You much
20:34
ﳍAnd [we] remember Youﳎmuchﳏ(34)
and remember You much,
20:35
ﳐIndeed, [You]ﳑYou areﳒof usﳓAll-Seerﳔ(35)
for truly You have ˹always˺ been overseeing us.”
20:36
ﳕHe saidﳖVerilyﳗyou are grantedﳘyour requestﳙO Musaﳚ(36)
Allah responded, “All that you requested has been granted, O Moses!
20:37
ﳛAnd indeedﳜWe conferred a favorﳝon youﳞanother timeﳟanother timeﳠ(37)
And surely We had shown you favour before,