وَأَنۡ
أَلۡقِ
عَصَاكَۚ
فَلَمَّا
رَءَاهَا
تَهۡتَزُّ
كَأَنَّهَا
جَآنّٞ
وَلَّىٰ
مُدۡبِرٗا
وَلَمۡ
يُعَقِّبۡۚ
يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ
أَقۡبِلۡ
وَلَا
تَخَفۡۖ
إِنَّكَ
مِنَ
ٱلۡأٓمِنِينَ
٣١

Now, throw down your staff!” But when he saw it slithering like a snake, he ran away without looking back. ˹Allah reassured him,˺ “O Moses! Draw near, and have no fear. You are perfectly secure.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:32

ٱسۡلُكۡ

يَدَكَ

فِي

جَيۡبِكَ

تَخۡرُجۡ

بَيۡضَآءَ

مِنۡ

غَيۡرِ

سُوٓءٖ

وَٱضۡمُمۡ

إِلَيۡكَ

جَنَاحَكَ

مِنَ

ٱلرَّهۡبِۖ

فَذَٰنِكَ

بُرۡهَٰنَانِ

مِن

رَّبِّكَ

إِلَىٰ

فِرۡعَوۡنَ

وَمَلَإِيْهِۦٓۚ

إِنَّهُمۡ

كَانُواْ

قَوۡمٗا

فَٰسِقِينَ

٣٢

Now put your hand through ˹the opening of˺ your collar, it will come out ˹shining˺ white, unblemished.¹ And cross your arms tightly to calm your fears.² These are two proofs from your Lord to Pharaoh and his chiefs. They have truly been a rebellious people.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:33

قَالَ

رَبِّ

إِنِّي

قَتَلۡتُ

مِنۡهُمۡ

نَفۡسٗا

فَأَخَافُ

أَن

يَقۡتُلُونِ

٣٣

Moses appealed, “My Lord! I have indeed killed a man from them, so I fear they may kill me.

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:34

وَأَخِي

هَٰرُونُ

هُوَ

أَفۡصَحُ

مِنِّي

لِسَانٗا

فَأَرۡسِلۡهُ

مَعِيَ

رِدۡءٗا

يُصَدِّقُنِيٓۖ

إِنِّيٓ

أَخَافُ

أَن

يُكَذِّبُونِ

٣٤

And my brother Aaron is more eloquent than I, so send him with me as a helper to support what I say, for I truly fear they may reject me.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:35

قَالَ

سَنَشُدُّ

عَضُدَكَ

بِأَخِيكَ

وَنَجۡعَلُ

لَكُمَا

سُلۡطَٰنٗا

فَلَا

يَصِلُونَ

إِلَيۡكُمَا

بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآۚ

أَنتُمَا

وَمَنِ

ٱتَّبَعَكُمَا

ٱلۡغَٰلِبُونَ

٣٥

Allah responded, “We will assist you with your brother and grant you both authority, so they cannot harm you. With Our signs, you and those who follow you will ˹certainly˺ prevail.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:36

فَلَمَّا

جَآءَهُم

مُّوسَىٰ

بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا

بَيِّنَٰتٖ

قَالُواْ

مَا

هَٰذَآ

إِلَّا

سِحۡرٞ

مُّفۡتَرٗى

وَمَا

سَمِعۡنَا

بِهَٰذَا

فِيٓ

ءَابَآئِنَا

ٱلۡأَوَّلِينَ

٣٦

But when Moses came to them with Our clear signs, they said ˹arrogantly˺, “This is nothing but conjured magic ˹tricks˺. We have never heard of this in ˹the history of˺ our forefathers.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:37

وَقَالَ

مُوسَىٰ

رَبِّيٓ

أَعۡلَمُ

بِمَن

جَآءَ

بِٱلۡهُدَىٰ

مِنۡ

عِندِهِۦ

وَمَن

تَكُونُ

لَهُۥ

عَٰقِبَةُ

ٱلدَّارِۚ

إِنَّهُۥ

لَا

يُفۡلِحُ

ٱلظَّٰلِمُونَ

٣٧

Moses responded, “My Lord knows best who has come with ˹true˺ guidance from Him and will fare best in the end. Indeed, the wrongdoers will never succeed.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:38

وَقَالَ

فِرۡعَوۡنُ

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا

ٱلۡمَلَأُ

مَا

عَلِمۡتُ

لَكُم

مِّنۡ

إِلَٰهٍ

غَيۡرِي

فَأَوۡقِدۡ

لِي

يَٰهَٰمَٰنُ

عَلَى

ٱلطِّينِ

فَٱجۡعَل

لِّي

صَرۡحٗا

لَّعَلِّيٓ

أَطَّلِعُ

إِلَىٰٓ

إِلَٰهِ

مُوسَىٰ

وَإِنِّي

لَأَظُنُّهُۥ

مِنَ

ٱلۡكَٰذِبِينَ

٣٨

Pharaoh declared, “O chiefs! I know of no other god for you but myself. So bake bricks out of clay for me, O Hamân, and build a high tower so I may look at the God of Moses, although I am sure he is a liar.”

— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran

28:39