Ta Ha

It was not to distress you [Prophet] that We sent down the Quran to you,

but as a reminder for those who hold God in awe,

a revelation from the One who created the earth and the high heaven,

the Lord of Mercy, established on the throne.

Everything in the heavens and on earth, everything between them, everything beneath the soil, belongs to Him.

Whatever you may say aloud, He knows what you keep secret and what is even more hidden.

God––there is no god but Him––the most excellent names belong to Him.

طه

مَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِتَشْقَىٰٓ

إِلَّا تَذْكِرَةࣰ لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰ

تَنزِيلࣰا مِّمَّنْ خَلَقَ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ ٱلْعُلَى

ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱسْتَوَىٰ

لَهُۥ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَمَا تَحْتَ ٱلثَّرَىٰ

وَإِن تَجْهَرْ بِٱلْقَوْلِ فَإِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلسِّرَّ وَأَخْفَى

ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَۖ لَهُ ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

Has the story of Moses come to you [Prophet]?

He saw a fire and said to his people, ‘Stay here––I can see a fire. Maybe I can bring you a flaming brand from it or find some guidance there.’

When he came to the fire, he was summoned, ‘Moses!

I am your Lord. Take off your shoes: you are in the sacred valley of Tuwa.

I have chosen you, so listen to what is being revealed.

I am God; there is no god but Me. So worship Me and keep up the prayer so that you remember Me.

The Hour is coming––though I choose to keep it hidden––for each soul to be rewarded for its labour.

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.’

وَهَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ

إِذْ رَءَا نَارࣰا فَقَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ ٱمْكُثُوٓا۟ إِنِّيٓ ءَانَسْتُ نَارࣰا لَّعَلِّيٓ ءَاتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِقَبَسٍ أَوْ أَجِدُ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ هُدࣰى

فَلَمَّآ أَتَىٰهَا نُودِيَ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ

إِنِّيٓ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكَ فَٱخْلَعْ نَعْلَيْكَ إِنَّكَ بِٱلْوَادِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ طُوࣰى

وَأَنَا ٱخْتَرْتُكَ فَٱسْتَمِعْ لِمَا يُوحَىٰٓ

إِنَّنِيٓ أَنَا ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱعْبُدْنِي وَأَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِذِكْرِيٓ

إِنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ ءَاتِيَةٌ أَكَادُ أُخْفِيهَا لِتُجْزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسِۭ بِمَا تَسْعَىٰ

فَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكَ عَنْهَا مَن لَّا يُؤْمِنُ بِهَا وَٱتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُ فَتَرْدَىٰ

‘Moses, what is that in your right hand?’

‘It is my staff,’ he said, ‘I lean on it; restrain my sheep with it; I also have other uses for it.’

God said, ‘Throw it down, Moses.’

He threw it down and- lo and behold!- it became a fast-moving snake.

He said, ‘Pick it up without fear: We shall turn it back into its former state.

Now place your hand under your armpit and it will come out white, though unharmed: that is another sign.

We do this to show you some of Our greatest signs.

Go to Pharaoh, for he has truly become a tyrant.’

وَمَا تِلْكَ بِيَمِينِكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ

قَالَ هِيَ عَصَايَ أَتَوَكَّؤُا۟ عَلَيْهَا وَأَهُشُّ بِهَا عَلَىٰ غَنَمِي وَلِيَ فِيهَا مَـَٔارِبُ أُخْرَىٰ

قَالَ أَلْقِهَا يَٰمُوسَىٰ

فَأَلْقَىٰهَا فَإِذَا هِيَ حَيَّةࣱ تَسْعَىٰ

قَالَ خُذْهَا وَلَا تَخَفْۖ سَنُعِيدُهَا سِيرَتَهَا ٱلْأُولَىٰ

وَٱضْمُمْ يَدَكَ إِلَىٰ جَنَاحِكَ تَخْرُجْ بَيْضَآءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ سُوٓءٍ ءَايَةً أُخْرَىٰ

لِنُرِيَكَ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِنَا ٱلْكُبْرَى

ٱذْهَبْ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ

Moses said, ‘Lord, lift up my heart

and ease my task for me.

Untie my tongue,

so that they may understand my words,

and give me a helper from my family,

my brother Aaron-

augment my strength through him.

Let him share my task

so that we can glorify You much

and remember You often:

You are always watching over us.’

God said, ‘Moses, your request is granted.

Indeed We showed you favour before.

We inspired your mother, saying,

“Put your child into the chest, then place him in the river. Let the river wash him on to its bank, and he will be taken in by an enemy of Mine and his.” I showered you with My love and planned that you should be reared under My watchful eye.

I have chosen you for Myself.

Go, you and your brother, with My signs, and make sure that you remember Me.

Go, both of you, to Pharaoh, for he has exceeded all bounds.

Speak to him gently so that he may take heed, or show respect.’

They said, ‘Lord, we fear he will do us great harm or exceed all bounds.’

He said, ‘Do not be afraid, I am with you both, hearing and seeing everything.

Go and tell him, “We are your Lord’s mes-sengers, so send the Children of Israel with us and do not oppress them. We have brought you a sign from your Lord. Peace be upon whoever follows the right guidance;

it has been revealed to us that punishment falls on whoever rejects the truth and turns his back on it.”’

قَالَ رَبِّ ٱشْرَحْ لِي صَدْرِي

وَيَسِّرْ لِيٓ أَمْرِي

وَٱحْلُلْ عُقْدَةࣰ مِّن لِّسَانِي

يَفْقَهُوا۟ قَوْلِي

وَٱجْعَل لِّي وَزِيرࣰا مِّنْ أَهْلِي

هَٰرُونَ أَخِي

ٱشْدُدْ بِهِۦٓ أَزْرِي

وَأَشْرِكْهُ فِيٓ أَمْرِي

كَيْ نُسَبِّحَكَ كَثِيرࣰا

وَنَذْكُرَكَ كَثِيرًا

إِنَّكَ كُنتَ بِنَا بَصِيرࣰا

قَالَ قَدْ أُوتِيتَ سُؤْلَكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ

وَلَقَدْ مَنَنَّا عَلَيْكَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَىٰٓ

إِذْ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَىٰٓ أُمِّكَ مَا يُوحَىٰٓ

أَنِ ٱقْذِفِيهِ فِي ٱلتَّابُوتِ فَٱقْذِفِيهِ فِي ٱلْيَمِّ فَلْيُلْقِهِ ٱلْيَمُّ بِٱلسَّاحِلِ يَأْخُذْهُ عَدُوࣱّ لِّي وَعَدُوࣱّ لَّهُۥۚ وَأَلْقَيْتُ عَلَيْكَ مَحَبَّةࣰ مِّنِّي وَلِتُصْنَعَ عَلَىٰ عَيْنِيٓ

وَٱصْطَنَعْتُكَ لِنَفْسِي

ٱذْهَبْ أَنتَ وَأَخُوكَ بِـَٔايَٰتِي وَلَا تَنِيَا فِي ذِكْرِي

ٱذْهَبَآ إِلَىٰ فِرْعَوْنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ

فَقُولَا لَهُۥ قَوْلࣰا لَّيِّنࣰا لَّعَلَّهُۥ يَتَذَكَّرُ أَوْ يَخْشَىٰ

قَالَا رَبَّنَآ إِنَّنَا نَخَافُ أَن يَفْرُطَ عَلَيْنَآ أَوْ أَن يَطْغَىٰ

قَالَ لَا تَخَافَآۖ إِنَّنِي مَعَكُمَآ أَسْمَعُ وَأَرَىٰ

فَأْتِيَاهُ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولَا رَبِّكَ فَأَرْسِلْ مَعَنَا بَنِيٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ وَلَا تُعَذِّبْهُمْۖ قَدْ جِئْنَٰكَ بِـَٔايَةࣲ مِّن رَّبِّكَۖ وَٱلسَّلَٰمُ عَلَىٰ مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

إِنَّا قَدْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيْنَآ أَنَّ ٱلْعَذَابَ عَلَىٰ مَن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

[Pharaoh] said, ‘Moses, who is this Lord of yours?’

Moses said, ‘Our Lord is He who gave everything its form, then gave it guidance.’

He said, ‘What about former generations?’

Moses said, ‘My Lord alone has knowledge of them, all in a record; my Lord does not err or forget.’

It was He who spread out the earth for you and traced routes in it. He sent down water from the sky. With that water We bring forth every kind of plant,

so eat, and graze your cattle. There are truly signs in all this for people of understand-ing.

قَالَ فَمَن رَّبُّكُمَا يَٰمُوسَىٰ

قَالَ رَبُّنَا ٱلَّذِيٓ أَعْطَىٰ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ خَلْقَهُۥ ثُمَّ هَدَىٰ

قَالَ فَمَا بَالُ ٱلْقُرُونِ ٱلْأُولَىٰ

قَالَ عِلْمُهَا عِندَ رَبِّي فِي كِتَٰبࣲۖ لَّا يَضِلُّ رَبِّي وَلَا يَنسَى

ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلْأَرْضَ مَهْدࣰا وَسَلَكَ لَكُمْ فِيهَا سُبُلࣰا وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءࣰ فَأَخْرَجْنَا بِهِۦٓ أَزْوَٰجࣰا مِّن نَّبَاتࣲ شَتَّىٰ

كُلُوا۟ وَٱرْعَوْا۟ أَنْعَٰمَكُمْۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَٰتࣲ لِّأُو۟لِي ٱلنُّهَىٰ