Surah Ta-Ha, Ayah 19 (20:19)
قَالَ اَلۡقِهَا يٰمُوۡسٰى ١٩
English translation (Pickthall)
He said: Cast it down, O Moses!
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وَاَنَا اخۡتَرۡتُكَ فَاسۡتَمِعۡ لِمَا يُوۡحٰى ١٣
20:13And I have chosen thee, so hearken unto that which is inspired.
اِنَّنِىۡۤ اَنَا اللّٰهُ لَاۤ اِلٰهَ اِلَّاۤ اَنَا فَاعۡبُدۡنِىۡ ۙ وَاَقِمِ الصَّلٰوةَ لِذِكۡرِىۡ ١٤
20:14Lo! I, even I, am Allah, There is no God save Me. So serve Me and establish worship for My remembrance.
اِنَّ السَّاعَةَ اٰتِيَـةٌ اَكَادُ اُخۡفِيۡهَا لِتُجۡزٰى كُلُّ نَفۡسٍۢ بِمَا تَسۡعٰى ١٥
20:15Lo! the Hour is surely coming. But I will to keep it hidden, that every soul may be rewarded for that which it striveth (to achieve).
فَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكَ عَنۡهَا مَنۡ لَّا يُؤۡمِنُ بِهَا وَاتَّبَعَ هَوٰٮهُ فَتَرۡدٰى ١٦
20:16Therefor, let not him turn thee aside from (the thought of) it who believeth not therein but followeth his own desire, lest thou perish.
وَمَا تِلۡكَ بِيَمِيۡنِكَ يٰمُوۡسٰى ١٧
20:17And what is that in thy right hand, O Moses?
قَالَ هِىَ عَصَاىَۚ اَتَوَكَّؤُا عَلَيۡهَا وَاَهُشُّ بِهَا عَلٰى غَـنَمِىۡ وَلِىَ فِيۡهَا مَاٰرِبُ اُخۡرٰى ١٨
20:18He said: This is my staff whereon I lean, and wherewith I beat down branches for my sheep, and wherein I find other uses.
قَالَ اَلۡقِهَا يٰمُوۡسٰى ١٩
20:19He said: Cast it down, O Moses!
فَاَلۡقٰٮهَا فَاِذَا هِىَ حَيَّةٌ تَسۡعٰى ٢٠
20:20So he cast it down, and lo! it was a serpent, gliding.
قَالَ خُذۡهَا وَلَا تَخَفۡ سَنُعِيۡدُهَا سِيۡرَتَهَا الۡاُوۡلٰى ٢١
20:21He said: Grasp it and fear not. We shall return it to its former state.
وَاضۡمُمۡ يَدَكَ اِلىٰ جَنَاحِكَ تَخۡرُجۡ بَيۡضَآءَ مِنۡ غَيۡرِ سُوۡٓءٍ اٰيَةً اُخۡرٰىۙ ٢٢
20:22And thrust thy hand within thine armpit, it will come forth white without hurt. (That will be) another token.
لِنُرِيَكَ مِنۡ اٰيٰتِنَا الۡـكُبۡـرٰىۚ ٢٣
20:23That We may show thee (some) of Our greater portents,
اِذۡهَبۡ اِلٰى فِرۡعَوۡنَ اِنَّهٗ طَغٰى ٢٤
20:24Go thou unto Pharaoh! Lo! he hath transgressed (the bounds).
قَالَ رَبِّ اشۡرَحۡ لِىۡ صَدۡرِىْۙ ٢٥
20:25(Moses) said: My Lord! relieve my mind
وَيَسِّرۡ لِىۡۤ اَمۡرِىْۙ ٢٦
20:26And ease my task for me;
وَاحۡلُلۡ عُقۡدَةً مِّنۡ لِّسَانِیْۙ ٢٧
20:27And loose a knot from my tongue,
يَفۡقَهُوۡا قَوۡلِیْ ٢٨
20:28That they may understand my saying.
وَاجۡعَلْ لِّىۡ وَزِيۡرًا مِّنۡ اَهۡلِىْۙ ٢٩
20:29Appoint for me a henchman from my folk,
هٰرُوۡنَ اَخِىۙ ٣٠
20:30Aaron, my brother.
اشۡدُدۡ بِهٖۤ اَزۡرِىْۙ ٣١
20:31Confirm my strength with him
وَاَشۡرِكۡهُ فِىۡۤ اَمۡرِىْۙ ٣٢
20:32And let him share my task,
كَىۡ نُسَبِّحَكَ كَثِيۡرًاۙ ٣٣
20:33That we may glorify Thee much
وَّنَذۡكُرَكَ كَثِيۡرًاؕ ٣٤
20:34And much remember Thee.
اِنَّكَ كُنۡتَ بِنَا بَصِيۡرًا ٣٥
20:35Lo! Thou art ever Seeing us.
قَالَ قَدۡ اُوۡتِيۡتَ سُؤۡلَـكَ يٰمُوۡسٰى ٣٦
20:36He said: Thou art granted thy request, O Moses.
وَلَـقَدۡ مَنَـنَّا عَلَيۡكَ مَرَّةً اُخۡرٰٓىۙ ٣٧
20:37And indeed, another time, already We have shown thee favour,
اِذۡ اَوۡحَيۡنَاۤ اِلٰٓى اُمِّكَ مَا يُوۡحٰٓىۙ ٣٨
20:38When we inspired in thy mother that which is inspired,
