Ta-Ha
وَأَنَا اخْتَرْتُكَ فَاسْتَمِعْ لِمَا يُوحَىٰ13
I have chosen you, so listen to what is being revealed
إِنَّنِي أَنَا اللَّهُ لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا أَنَا فَاعْبُدْنِي وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ لِذِكْرِي14
I am God; there is no god but Me. So worship Me and keep up the prayer so that you remember Me
إِنَّ السَّاعَةَ آتِيَةٌ أَكَادُ أُخْفِيهَا لِتُجْزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا تَسْعَىٰ15
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 هَوَاهُ فَتَرْدَىٰ16
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 بِيَمِينِكَ يَا مُوسَىٰ17
‘Moses, what is that in your right hand?’
قَالَ هِيَ عَصَايَ أَتَوَكَّأُ عَلَيْهَا وَأَهُشُّ بِهَا عَلَىٰ غَنَمِي وَلِيَ فِيهَا مَآرِبُ أُخْرَىٰ18
‘It is my staff,’ he said, ‘I lean on it; restrain my sheep with it; I also have other uses for it.’
قَالَ أَلْقِهَا يَا مُوسَىٰ19
God said, ‘Throw it down, Moses.’
فَأَلْقَاهَا فَإِذَا هِيَ حَيَّةٌ تَسْعَىٰ20
He threw it down and- lo and behold!- it became a fast-moving snake
قَالَ خُذْهَا وَلَا تَخَفْ ۖ سَنُعِيدُهَا سِيرَتَهَا الْأُولَىٰ21
He said, ‘Pick it up without fear: We shall turn it back into its former state
وَاضْمُمْ يَدَكَ إِلَىٰ جَنَاحِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَاءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوءٍ آيَةً أُخْرَىٰ22
Now place your hand under your armpit and it will come out white, though unharmed: that is another sign
لِنُرِيَكَ مِنْ آيَاتِنَا الْكُبْرَى23
We do this to show you some of Our greatest signs
اذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُ طَغَىٰ24
Go to Pharaoh, for he has truly become a tyrant.’
قَالَ رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي25
Moses said, ‘Lord, lift up my heart
وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي26
and ease my task for me
وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَانِي27
Untie my tongue
يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي28
so that they may understand my words
وَاجْعَلْ لِي وَزِيرًا مِنْ أَهْلِي29
and give me a helper from my family
هَارُونَ أَخِي30
my brother Aaron
اشْدُدْ بِهِ أَزْرِي31
augment my strength through him
وَأَشْرِكْهُ فِي أَمْرِي32
Let him share my task
كَيْ نُسَبِّحَكَ كَثِيرًا33
so that we can glorify You much
وَنَذْكُرَكَ كَثِيرًا34
and remember You often
إِنَّكَ كُنْتَ بِنَا بَصِيرًا35
You are always watching over us.’
قَالَ قَدْ أُوتِيتَ سُؤْلَكَ يَا مُوسَىٰ36
God said, ‘Moses, your request is granted
وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَيْكَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَىٰ37
Indeed We showed you favour before