وَهَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰ ٩

And has there come to you the story of Musa (Moses)?

وَهَلْ أَتَاكَ

And has there come to you

حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰ

the story of Musa (Moses)?

إِذْ رَأَىٰ نَارًا فَقَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ امْكُثُوا إِنِّي آنَسْتُ نَارًا لَّعَلِّي آتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِقَبَسٍ أَوْ أَجِدُ عَلَى النَّارِ هُدًى ١٠

When he saw a fire, he said to his family: "Wait! Verily, I have seen a fire, perhaps I can bring you some burning brand therefrom, or find some guidance at the fire."

إِذْ رَأَىٰ نَارًا

When he saw a fire

فَقَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ

he said to his family

امْكُثُوا

Wait!

إِنِّي آنَسْتُ نَارًا

Verily, I have seen a fire

لَّعَلِّي آتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِقَبَسٍ

perhaps I can bring you some burning brand therefrom

أَوْ أَجِدُ عَلَى النَّارِ هُدًى

or find some guidance at the fire

فَلَمَّا أَتَاهَا نُودِيَ يَا مُوسَىٰ ١١

And when he came to it (the fire), he was called by name: "O Musa (Moses)!

فَلَمَّا أَتَاهَا

And when he came to it

نُودِيَ

he was called

يَا مُوسَىٰ

by name: 'O Musa (Moses)'

إِنِّي أَنَا رَبُّكَ فَاخْلَعْ نَعْلَيْكَ ۖ إِنَّكَ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى ١٢

"Verily! I am your Lord! So take off your shoes, you are in the sacred valley, Tuwa.

إِنِّي أَنَا رَبُّكَ

Verily! I am your Lord!

فَاخْلَعْ نَعْلَيْكَ ۖ

So take off your shoes,

إِنَّكَ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى

you are in the sacred valley, Tuwa.

وَأَنَا اخْتَرْتُكَ فَاسْتَمِعْ لِمَا يُوحَىٰ ١٣

"And I have chosen you. So listen to that which is inspired to you.

وَأَنَا اخْتَرْتُكَ

And I have chosen you.

فَاسْتَمِعْ لِمَا يُوحَىٰ

So listen to that which is inspired to you.

إِنَّنِي أَنَا اللَّهُ لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنَا فَاعْبُدْنِي وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ لِذِكْرِي ١٤

"Verily! I am Allah! La ilaha illa Ana (none has the right to be worshipped but I), so worship Me, and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat) for My Remembrance.

إِنَّنِي أَنَا اللَّهُ

Verily! I am Allah!

لَا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنَا

La ilaha illa Ana (none has the right to be worshipped but I),

فَاعْبُدْنِي

so worship Me,

وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ لِذِكْرِي

and perform As-Salat (Iqamat-as-Salat) for My Remembrance.

إِنَّ السَّاعَةَ آتِيَةٌ أَكَادُ أُخْفِيهَا لِتُجْزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا تَسْعَىٰ ١٥

"Verily, the Hour is coming and My Will is to keep it hidden that every person may be rewarded for that which he strives.

إِنَّ السَّاعَةَ آتِيَةٌ

Verily, the Hour is coming

أَكَادُ أُخْفِيهَا

and My Will is to keep it hidden

لِتُجْزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ

that every person may be rewarded

بِمَا تَسْعَىٰ

for that which he strives.

فَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكَ عَنْهَا مَن لَّا يُؤْمِنُ بِهَا وَاتَّبَعَ هَوَاهُ فَتَرْدَىٰ ١٦

"Therefore, let not the one who believes not therein (i.e. in the Day of Resurrection, Reckoning, Paradise and Hell, etc.), but follows his own lusts, divert you therefrom, lest you perish.

فَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكَ عَنْهَا

Therefore, let not... divert you therefrom

مَن لَّا يُؤْمِنُ بِهَا

the one who believes not therein

وَاتَّبَعَ هَوَاهُ

but follows his own lusts

فَتَرْدَىٰ

lest you perish