ٱشۡدُدۡ

بِهِۦٓ

أَزۡرِي

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Strengthen me through him,

and let him share my task,

so that we may glorify You much

and remember You much,

for truly You have ˹always˺ been overseeing us.”

Allah responded, “All that you requested has been granted, O  Moses!

And surely We had shown you favour before,

when We inspired your mother with this:

‘Put him into a chest, then put it into the river. The river will wash it ashore, and he will be taken by ˹Pharaoh,˺ an enemy of Mine and his.’ And I endeared you with love from Me ˹O Moses˺¹ so that you would be brought up under My ˹watchful˺ Eye.

˹Remember˺ when your sister came along and proposed, ‘Shall I direct you to someone who will nurse him?’¹ So We reunited you with your mother so that her heart would be put at ease, and she would not grieve. ˹Later˺ you killed a man ˹by mistake˺, but We saved you from sorrow, as well as other tests We put you through. Then you stayed for a number of years among the people of Midian. Then you came here as pre-destined, O  Moses!