Taha

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

20:1

tta-ha

Ṭâ-Hâ.

20:2

mā anzalnā ʿalayka l-qur'āna litashqā

We have not revealed the Quran to you ˹O Prophet˺ to cause you distress,

20:3

illā tadhkiratan liman yakhshā

but as a reminder to those in awe ˹of Allah˺.

20:4

tanzīlan mimman khalaqa l-arḍa wal-samāwāti l-ʿulā

˹It is˺ a revelation from the One Who created the earth and the high heavens—

20:5

al-raḥmānu ʿalā l-ʿarshi is'tawā

the Most Compassionate, ˹Who is˺ established on the Throne.

20:6

lahu mā fī l-samāwāti wamā fī l-arḍi wamā baynahumā wamā taḥta l-tharā

To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth and whatever is in between and whatever is underground.

20:7

wa-in tajhar bil-qawli fa-innahu yaʿlamu l-sira wa-akhfā

Whether you speak openly ˹or not˺, He certainly knows what is secret and what is even more hidden.

20:8

al-lahu lā ilāha illā huwa lahu l-asmāu l-ḥus'nā

Allah—there is no god ˹worthy of worship˺ except Him. He has the Most Beautiful Names.

20:9

wahal atāka ḥadīthu mūsā

Has the story of Moses reached you ˹O Prophet˺?

20:10

idh raā nāran faqāla li-ahlihi um'kuthū innī ānastu nāran laʿallī ātīkum min'hā biqabasin aw ajidu ʿalā l-nāri hudan

When he saw a fire, he said to his family, “Wait here, ˹for˺ I have spotted a fire. Perhaps I can bring you a torch from it, or find some guidance at the fire.”

20:11

falammā atāhā nūdiya yāmūsā

But when he approached it, he was called, “O Moses!

20:12

innī anā rabbuka fa-ikh'laʿ naʿlayka innaka bil-wādi l-muqadasi ṭuwan

It is truly I. I am your Lord! So take off your sandals, for you are in the sacred valley of Ṭuwa.

20:13

wa-anā ikh'tartuka fa-is'tamiʿ limā yūḥā

I have chosen you, so listen to what is revealed:

20:14

innanī anā l-lahu lā ilāha illā anā fa-uʿ'bud'nī wa-aqimi l-ṣalata lidhik'rī

‘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

inna l-sāʿata ātiyatun akādu ukh'fīhā lituj'zā kullu nafsin bimā tasʿā

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

falā yaṣuddannaka ʿanhā man lā yu'minu bihā wa-ittabaʿa hawāhu fatardā

So do not let those who disbelieve in it and follow their desires distract you from it, or you will be doomed.’”

20:17

wamā til'ka biyamīnika yāmūsā

˹Allah added,˺ “And what is that in your right hand, O Moses?”

20:18

qāla hiya ʿaṣāya atawakka-u ʿalayhā wa-ahushu bihā ʿalā ghanamī waliya fīhā maāribu ukh'rā

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.”

20:19

qāla alqihā yāmūsā

Allah said, “Throw it down, O Moses!”

20:20

fa-alqāhā fa-idhā hiya ḥayyatun tasʿā

So he did, then—behold!—it became a serpent, slithering.

20:21

qāla khudh'hā walā takhaf sanuʿīduhā sīratahā l-ūlā

Allah said, “Take it, and have no fear. We will return it to its former state.

20:22

wa-uḍ'mum yadaka ilā janāḥika takhruj bayḍāa min ghayri sūin āyatan ukh'rā

And put your hand under your armpit, it will come out ˹shining˺ white, unblemished, as another sign,

20:23

linuriyaka min āyātinā l-kub'rā

so that We may show you some of Our greatest signs.

20:24

idh'hab ilā fir'ʿawna innahu ṭaghā

Go to Pharaoh, for he has truly transgressed ˹all bounds˺.”

20:25

qāla rabbi ish'raḥ lī ṣadrī

Moses prayed, “My Lord! Uplift my heart for me,

20:26

wayassir lī amrī

and make my task easy,

20:27

wa-uḥ'lul ʿuq'datan min lisānī

and remove the impediment from my tongue

20:28

yafqahū qawlī

so people may understand my speech,

20:29

wa-ij'ʿal lī wazīran min ahlī

and grant me a helper from my family,

20:30

hārūna akhī

Aaron, my brother.

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