20. Ta Ha · verses 41–55

وَٱصۡطَنَعۡتُكَ لِنَفۡسِي

WaistanaAAtuka linafsee

"And I have prepared thee for Myself (for service)"..

ٱذۡهَبۡ أَنتَ وَأَخُوكَ بِـَٔايَٰتِي وَلَا تَنِيَا فِي ذِكۡرِي

Ithhab anta waakhooka biayatee wala taniya fee thikree

"Go, thou and thy brother, with My Signs, and slacken not, either of you, in keeping Me in remembrance.

ٱذۡهَبَآ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ

Ithhaba ila firAAawna innahu tagha

"Go, both of you, to Pharaoh, for he has indeed transgressed all bounds;

فَقُولَا لَهُۥ قَوۡلٗا لَّيِّنٗا لَّعَلَّهُۥ يَتَذَكَّرُ أَوۡ يَخۡشَىٰ

Faqoola lahu qawlan layyinan laAAallahu yatathakkaru aw yakhsha

"But speak to him mildly; perchance he may take warning or fear (Allah)."

قَالَا رَبَّنَآ إِنَّنَا نَخَافُ أَن يَفۡرُطَ عَلَيۡنَآ أَوۡ أَن يَطۡغَىٰ

Qala rabbana innana nakhafu an yafruta AAalayna aw an yatgha

They (Moses and Aaron) said: "Our Lord! We fear lest he hasten with insolence against us, or lest he transgress all bounds."

قَالَ لَا تَخَافَآۖ إِنَّنِي مَعَكُمَآ أَسۡمَعُ وَأَرَىٰ

Qala la takhafa innanee maAAakuma asmaAAu waara

He said: "Fear not: for I am with you: I hear and see (everything).

فَأۡتِيَاهُ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولَا رَبِّكَ فَأَرۡسِلۡ مَعَنَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ وَلَا تُعَذِّبۡهُمۡۖ قَدۡ جِئۡنَٰكَ بِـَٔايَةٖ مِّن رَّبِّكَۖ وَٱلسَّلَٰمُ عَلَىٰ مَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ

Fatiyahu faqoola inna rasoola rabbika faarsil maAAana banee israeela wala tuAAaththibhum qad jinaka biayatin min rabbika waalssalamu AAala mani ittabaAAa alhuda

"So go ye both to him, and say, ´Verily we are messengers sent by thy Lord: Send forth, therefore, the Children of Israel with us, and afflict them not: with a Sign, indeed, have we come from thy Lord! and peace to all who follow guidance!

إِنَّا قَدۡ أُوحِيَ إِلَيۡنَآ أَنَّ ٱلۡعَذَابَ عَلَىٰ مَن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Inna qad oohiya ilayna anna alAAathaba AAala man kaththaba watawalla

"´Verily it has been revealed to us that the Penalty (awaits) those who reject and turn away.´"

قَالَ فَمَن رَّبُّكُمَا يَٰمُوسَىٰ

Qala faman rabbukuma ya moosa

(When this message was delivered), (Pharaoh) said: "Who, then, O Moses, is the Lord of you two?"

قَالَ رَبُّنَا ٱلَّذِيٓ أَعۡطَىٰ كُلَّ شَيۡءٍ خَلۡقَهُۥ ثُمَّ هَدَىٰ

Qala rabbuna allathee aAAta kulla shayin khalqahu thumma hada

He said: "Our Lord is He Who gave to each (created) thing its form and nature, and further, gave (it) guidance."

قَالَ فَمَا بَالُ ٱلۡقُرُونِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰ

Qala fama balu alqurooni aloola

(Pharaoh) said: "What then is the condition of previous generations?"

قَالَ عِلۡمُهَا عِندَ رَبِّي فِي كِتَٰبٖۖ لَّا يَضِلُّ رَبِّي وَلَا يَنسَى

Qala AAilmuha AAinda rabbee fee kitabin la yadillu rabbee wala yansa

He replied: "The knowledge of that is with my Lord, duly recorded: my Lord never errs, nor forgets,-

ٱلَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلۡأَرۡضَ مَهۡدٗا وَسَلَكَ لَكُمۡ فِيهَا سُبُلٗا وَأَنزَلَ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءٗ فَأَخۡرَجۡنَا بِهِۦٓ أَزۡوَٰجٗا مِّن نَّبَاتٖ شَتَّىٰ

Allathee jaAAala lakumu alarda mahdan wasalaka lakum feeha subulan waanzala mina alssamai maan faakhrajna bihi azwajan min nabatin shatta

"He Who has, made for you the earth like a carpet spread out; has enabled you to go about therein by roads (and channels); and has sent down water from the sky." With it have We produced diverse pairs of plants each separate from the others.

كُلُواْ وَٱرۡعَوۡاْ أَنۡعَٰمَكُمۡۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَأٓيَٰتٖ لِّأُوْلِي ٱلنُّهَىٰ

Kuloo wairAAaw anAAamakum inna fee thalika laayatin liolee alnnuha

Eat (for yourselves) and pasture your cattle: verily, in this are Signs for men endued with understanding.

۞ مِنۡهَا خَلَقۡنَٰكُمۡ وَفِيهَا نُعِيدُكُمۡ وَمِنۡهَا نُخۡرِجُكُمۡ تَارَةً أُخۡرَىٰ

Minha khalaqnakum wafeeha nuAAeedukum waminha nukhrijukum taratan okhra

From the (earth) did We create you, and into it shall We return you, and from it shall We bring you out once again.