Qur'an / Taha / 17

Taha · 20:17

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1. إِنَّنِيٓ أَنَا ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱعۡبُدۡنِي وَأَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِذِكۡرِيٓ

   20:14Indeed, I am Allah. There is no deity except Me, so worship Me and establish prayer for My remembrance

2. إِنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ ءَاتِيَةٌ أَكَادُ أُخۡفِيهَا لِتُجۡزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفۡسِۭ بِمَا تَسۡعَىٰ

   20:15Indeed, the Hour is coming - I almost conceal it - so that every soul may be recompensed according to that for which it strives

3. فَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكَ عَنۡهَا مَن لَّا يُؤۡمِنُ بِهَا وَٱتَّبَعَ هَوَىٰهُ فَتَرۡدَىٰ

   20:16So do not let one avert you from it who does not believe in it and follows his desire, for you [then] would perish

4. وَمَا تِلۡكَ بِيَمِينِكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ

   20:17And what is that in your right hand, O Moses

5. قَالَ هِيَ عَصَايَ أَتَوَكَّؤُاْ عَلَيۡهَا وَأَهُشُّ بِهَا عَلَىٰ غَنَمِي وَلِيَ فِيهَا مَـَٔارِبُ أُخۡرَىٰ

   20:18He said, "It is my staff; I lean upon it, and I bring down leaves for my sheep and I have therein other uses

6. قَالَ أَلۡقِهَا يَٰمُوسَىٰ

   20:19[Allah] said, "Throw it down, O Moses

7. فَأَلۡقَىٰهَا فَإِذَا هِيَ حَيَّةٞ تَسۡعَىٰ

   20:20So he threw it down, and thereupon it was a snake, moving swiftly