قَوۡمَ فِرۡعَوۡنَۚ أَلَا يَتَّقُونَ
Qawma firAAawna ala yattaqoona
"The people of the Pharaoh: will they not fear Allah?"
26. Shuara · verses 11–21
سورة الشعراءقَالَ رَبِّ إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ
Qala rabbi innee akhafu an yukaththibooni
He said: "O my Lord! I do fear that they will charge me with falsehood:
وَيَضِيقُ صَدۡرِي وَلَا يَنطَلِقُ لِسَانِي فَأَرۡسِلۡ إِلَىٰ هَٰرُونَ
Wayadeequ sadree wala yantaliqu lisanee faarsil ila haroona
"My breast will be straitened. And my speech may not go (smoothly): so send unto Aaron.
وَلَهُمۡ عَلَيَّ ذَنۢبٞ فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقۡتُلُونِ
Walahum AAalayya thanbun faakhafu an yaqtulooni
"And (further), they have a charge of crime against me; and I fear they may slay me."
قَالَ كـَلَّاۖ فَٱذۡهَبَا بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآۖ إِنَّا مَعَكُم مُّسۡتَمِعُونَ
Qala kalla faithhaba biayatina inna maAAakum mustamiAAoona
Allah said: "By no means! proceed then, both of you, with Our Signs; We are with you, and will listen (to your call).
فَأۡتِيَا فِرۡعَوۡنَ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ ٱلۡعَٰلَمِينَ
Fatiya firAAawna faqoola inna rasoolu rabbi alAAalameena
"So go forth, both of you, to Pharaoh, and say: ´We have been sent by the Lord and Cherisher of the worlds;
أَنۡ أَرۡسِلۡ مَعَنَا بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَٰٓءِيلَ
An arsil maAAana banee israeela
"´Send thou with us the Children of Israel.´"
قَالَ أَلَمۡ نُرَبِّكَ فِينَا وَلِيدٗا وَلَبِثۡتَ فِينَا مِنۡ عُمُرِكَ سِنِينَ
Qala alam nurabbika feena waleedan walabithta feena min AAumurika sineena
(Pharaoh) said: "Did we not cherish thee as a child among us, and didst thou not stay in our midst many years of thy life?
وَفَعَلۡتَ فَعۡلَتَكَ ٱلَّتِي فَعَلۡتَ وَأَنتَ مِنَ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
WafaAAalta faAAlataka allatee faAAalta waanta mina alkafireena
"And thou didst a deed of thine which (thou knowest) thou didst, and thou art an ungrateful (wretch)!"
قَالَ فَعَلۡتُهَآ إِذٗا وَأَنَا۠ مِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ
Qala faAAaltuha ithan waana mina alddalleena
Moses said: "I did it then, when I was in error.
فَفَرَرۡتُ مِنكُمۡ لَمَّا خِفۡتُكُمۡ فَوَهَبَ لِي رَبِّي حُكۡمٗا وَجَعَلَنِي مِنَ ٱلۡمُرۡسَلِينَ
Fafarartu minkum lamma khiftukum fawahaba lee rabbee hukman wajaAAalanee mina almursaleena
"So I fled from you (all) when I feared you; but my Lord has (since) invested me with judgment (and wisdom) and appointed me as one of the messengers.
