˹Moses˺ said, "My Lord, expand for me my breast ˹with assurance˺  

قَالَ رَبِّ اشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي  

And ease for me my task  

وَيَسِّرْ لِي أَمْرِي  

And untie the knot from my tongue  

وَاحْلُلْ عُقْدَةً مِنْ لِسَانِي  

That they may understand my speech.  

يَفْقَهُوا قَوْلِي  

And appoint for me a minister from my family -  

وَاجْعَلْ لِي وَزِيرًا مِنْ أَهْلِي  

Aaron, my brother.  

هَارُونَ أَخِي  

Increase through him my strength  

اشْدُدْ بِهِ أَزْرِي  

And let him share my task  

وَأَشْرِكْهُ فِي أَمْرِي  

That we may exalt You much  

كَيْ نُسَبِّحَكَ كَثِيرًا  

And remember You much.  

وَنَذْكُرَكَ كَثِيرًا  

Indeed, You are of us ever Seeing."  

إِنَّكَ كُنْتَ بِنَا بَصِيرًا  

˹Allah˺ said, "You have been granted your request, O Moses.  

قَالَ قَدْ أُوتِيتَ سُؤْلَكَ يَا مُوسَىٰ  

And We had already conferred favor upon you another time,  

وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَيْكَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَىٰ  

When We inspired to your mother what We inspired,  

إِذْ أَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ أُمِّكَ مَا يُوحَىٰ  

˹Saying˺, 'Cast him into the chest and cast it into the river, and the river will throw it onto the bank; there will take him an enemy to Me and an enemy to him.' And I bestowed upon you love from Me that you would be brought up under My eye.  

أَنِ اقْذِفِيهِ فِي التَّابُوتِ فَاقْذِفِيهِ فِي الْيَمِّ فَلْيُلْقِهِ الْيَمُّ بِالسَّاحِلِ يَأْخُذْهُ عَدُوٌّ لِي وَعَدُوٌّ لَهُ ۚ وَأَلْقَيْتُ عَلَيْكَ مَحَبَّةً مِنِّي وَلِتُصْنَعَ عَلَىٰ عَيْنِي  

˹And We favored you˺ when your sister went and said, 'Shall I direct you to someone who will be responsible for him?' So We restored you to your mother that she might be content and not grieve. And you killed someone, but We saved you from retaliation and tried you with a ˹severe˺ trial. And you remained ˹some˺ years among the people of Madyan. Then you came ˹here˺ at the decreed time, O Moses.  

إِذْ تَمْشِي أُخْتُكَ فَتَقُولُ هَلْ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَىٰ مَنْ يَكْفُلُهُ ۖ فَرَجَعْنَاكَ إِلَىٰ أُمِّكَ كَيْ تَقَرَّ عَيْنُهَا وَلَا تَحْزَنَ ۚ وَقَتَلْتَ نَفْسًا فَنَجَّيْنَاكَ مِنَ الْغَمِّ وَفَتَنَّاكَ فُتُونًا ۚ فَلَبِثْتَ سِنِينَ فِي أَهْلِ مَدْيَنَ ثُمَّ جِئْتَ عَلَىٰ قَدَرٍ يَا مُوسَىٰ  

And I produced you for Myself.  

وَاصْطَنَعْتُكَ لِنَفْسِي  

Go, you and your brother, with My signs and do not slacken in My remembrance.  

اذْهَبْ أَنْتَ وَأَخُوكَ بِآيَاتِي وَلَا تَنِيَا فِي ذِكْرِي  

Go, both of you, to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.  

اذْهَبَا إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُ طَغَىٰ  

And speak to him with gentle speech that perhaps he may be reminded or fear ˹Allah˺."  

فَقُولَا لَهُ قَوْلًا لَيِّنًا لَعَلَّهُ يَتَذَكَّرُ أَوْ يَخْشَىٰ  

They said, "Our Lord, indeed we are afraid that he will hasten ˹punishment˺ against us or that he will transgress."  

قَالَا رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا نَخَافُ أَنْ يَفْرُطَ عَلَيْنَا أَوْ أَنْ يَطْغَىٰ  

˹Allah˺ said, "Fear not. Indeed, I am with you both; I hear and I see.  

قَالَ لَا تَخَافَا ۖ إِنَّنِي مَعَكُمَا أَسْمَعُ وَأَرَىٰ  

So go to him and say, 'Indeed, we are messengers of your Lord, so send with us the Children of Israel and do not torment them. We have come to you with a sign from your Lord. And peace will be upon he who follows the guidance.  

فَأْتِيَاهُ فَقُولَا إِنَّا رَسُولَا رَبِّكَ فَأَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَلَا تُعَذِّبْهُمْ ۖ قَدْ جِئْنَاكَ بِآيَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّكَ ۖ وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَىٰ مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الْهُدَىٰ  

Indeed, it has been revealed to us that the punishment will be upon whoever denies and turns away.' "  

إِنَّا قَدْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيْنَا أَنَّ الْعَذَابَ عَلَىٰ مَنْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ