20:1Ta, Ha.

20:9Has the story of Moses reached you?

20:10When he saw a fire, he said to his family, “Stay; I have noticed a fire; Perhaps I can bring you a torch therefrom, or find some guidance by the fire.”

20:13I have chosen you, so listen to what is revealed.

20:15The Hour is coming—but I keep it almost hidden—so that each soul will be paid for what it endeavors.

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

20:18He said, “This is my staff. I lean on it, and herd my sheep with it, and I have other uses for it.”

20:22And press your hand to your side; it will come out white, without a blemish—another sign.

20:23That We may show you some of Our greatest signs.

20:24Go to Pharaoh; He has transgressed.”

20:32And have him share in my mission.

20:33That we may glorify You much.

20:37We had favored you another time.

20:39`Put him in the chest; then cast him into the river. The river will wash him to shore, where an enemy of Mine and an enemy of his will pick him up. And I have bestowed upon you love from Me, so that you may be reared before My eye.

20:40When your sister walked along, and said, ‘Shall I tell you about someone who will take care of him?' So We returned you to your mother, that she may be comforted, and not sorrow. And you killed a person, but We saved you from stress; and We tested you thoroughly. And you stayed years among the people of Median. Then you came back, as ordained, O Moses.

20:43Go to Pharaoh. He has tyrannized.

20:44But speak to him nicely. Perhaps he will remember, or have some fear.”

20:48It was revealed to us that the punishment falls upon him who disbelieves and turns away.'“

20:51He said, “What about the first generations?”

20:53He who made the earth a habitat for you; and traced in it routes for you; and sent down water from the sky, with which We produce pairs of diverse plants.

20:54Eat and pasture your livestock. In that are signs for those with understanding.

20:60Pharaoh turned away, put together his plan, and then came back.

20:64So settle your plan, and come as one front. Today, whoever gains the upper hand will succeed.”

20:69Now throw down what is in your right hand—it will swallow what they have crafted. What they have crafted is only a magician’s trickery. But the magician will not succeed, no matter what he does.”

20:70And the magicians fell down prostrate. They said, “We have believed in the Lord of Aaron and Moses.”

20:71He said, “Did you believe in him before I have given you permission? He must be your chief, who has taught you magic. I will cut off your hands and your feet on alternate sides, and I will crucify you on the trunks of the palm-trees. Then you will know which of us is more severe in punishment, and more lasting.”

20:72They said, “We will not prefer you to the proofs that have come to us, and Him who created us. So issue whatever judgment you wish to issue. You can only rule in this lowly life.

20:73We have believed in our Lord, so that He may forgive us our sins, and the magic you have compelled us to practice. God is Better, and more Lasting.”

20:75But whoever comes to Him a believer, having worked righteousness—these will have the highest ranks.

20:76The Gardens of Perpetuity, beneath which rivers flow, dwelling therein forever. That is the reward for him who purifies himself.

20:78Pharaoh pursued them with his troops, but the sea overwhelmed them, and completely engulfed them.

20:79Pharaoh misled his people, and did not guide them.

20:80O Children of Israel! We have delivered you from your enemy, and promised you by the right side of the Mount, and sent down to you manna and quails.

20:81Eat of the good things We have provided for you, but do not be excessive therein, lest My wrath descends upon you. He upon whom My wrath descends has fallen.

20:83“And what made you rush ahead of your people, O Moses?”

20:84He said, “They are following in my footsteps; and I hurried on to You, my Lord, that you may be pleased.”

20:85He said, “We have tested your people in your absence, and the Samarian misled them.”

20:87They said, “We did not break our promise to you by our choice, but we were made to carry loads of the people’s ornaments, and we cast them in. That was what the Samarian suggested.”

20:88So he produced for them a calf—a mere body which lowed. And they said, “This is your god, and the god of Moses, but he has forgotten.”

20:89Did they not see that it cannot return a word to them, and has no power to harm them or benefit them?

20:90Aaron had said to them before, “O my people, you are being tested by this. And your Lord is the Merciful, so follow me, and obey my command.”

20:92He said, “O Aaron, what prevented you, when you saw them going astray.

20:94He said, “Son of my mother, do not seize me by my beard or my head. I feared you would say, `You have caused division among the Children of Israel, and did not regard my word.'“

20:95He said, “What do you have to say, O Samarian?”

20:96He said, “I saw what they did not see, so I grasped a handful from the Messenger’s traces, and I flung it away. Thus my soul prompted me.”

20:97He said, “Begone! Your lot in this life is to say, ‘No contact.’ And you have an appointment that you will not miss. Now look at your god that you remained devoted to—we will burn it up, and then blow it away into the sea, as powder.”

20:99Thus We narrate to you reports of times gone by; and We have given you a message from Our Presence.

20:102On the Day when the Trumpet is blown—We will gather the sinners on that Day, blue.

20:103Murmuring among themselves: “You have lingered only for ten.”

20:104We are fully aware of what they say, when the most exemplary of them in conduct will say, “You have lingered only a day.”

20:108On that Day, they will follow the caller, without any deviation. Voices will be hushed before the Merciful, and you will hear nothing but murmur.

20:109On that Day, intercession will not avail, except for him permitted by the Merciful, and whose words He has approved.

20:110He knows what is before them and what is behind them, and they cannot comprehend Him in their knowledge.

20:112But whoever has done righteous deeds, while being a believer—will fear neither injustice, nor grievance.

20:113Thus We have revealed it an Arabic Quran, and We have diversified the warnings in it, that perhaps they would become righteous, or it may produce a lesson for them.

20:114Exalted is God, the True King. Do not be hasty with the Quran before its inspiration to you is concluded, and say, “My Lord, increase me in knowledge.”

20:120But Satan whispered to him. He said, “O Adam, shall I show you the Tree of Immortality, and a kingdom that never decays?”

20:128Is it not instructive to them, how many generations before them We destroyed, in whose settlements they walk? Surely in that are signs for people of understanding.

20:129Were it not for a word that issued from your Lord, the inevitable would have happened, but there is an appointed term.

20:130So bear patiently what they say, and celebrate the praises of your Lord before the rising of the sun, and before its setting. And during the hours of the night glorify Him, and at the borders of the day, that you may be satisfied.

20:131And do not extend your glance towards what We have given some classes of them to enjoy—the splendor of the life of this world—that We may test them thereby. Your Lord’s provision is better, and more lasting.

20:132And exhort your people to pray, and patiently adhere to it. We ask of you no sustenance, but it is We who sustain you. The good ending is that for righteousness.

20:134Had We destroyed them with a punishment before him, they would have said, “Our Lord, if only You had sent us a messenger, we would have followed Your revelations before we were humiliated and disgraced.”