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In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
- "Ease my task for me;
- "And remove the impediment from my speech.
- "So they may understand what I say:
- "And give me a Minister from my family,
- "Aaron, my brother;
- "Add to my strength through him,
- "And make him share my task:
- "That we may celebrate Thy praise without stint,
- "And remember Thee without stint:
- For Thou art He that (ever) regardeth us."
- (Allah) said: "Granted is thy prayer, O Moses!"
- "And indeed We conferred a favor on thee another time (before).
- "Behold! We sent to thy mother, by inspiration, the message:
- " `Throw (the child) into the chest, and throw (the chest) into the river: The river will cast him up on the bank, and he will be taken up by one who is an enemy to Me and an enemy to him': But I cast (the garment of) love over thee from Me: And (this) in order that thou mayest be reared under Mine eye.
- "Behold! thy sister goeth forth and saiD, `Shall I show you one who will nurse and rear the (child)?' So We brought thee back to thy mother, that her eye might be cooled and she should not grieve. Then thou didst slay a man, but We saved thee from trouble, and We tired thee in various ways. Then didst thou tarry a number of years with the people of Midian. Then didst thou come hither as ordained, O Moses!
- "And I have prepared thee for Myself (for service)"...
- "Go, thou and thy brother, with My Signs, and slacken not, either of you, in keeping Me in remembrance.
- "Go, both of you, to Pharaoh, for he has indeed transgressed all bounds;
- "But speak to him mildly; perchance he may take warning or fear (Allah)."
- They (Moses and Aaron) said: "Our Lord! we fear lest He hasten with insolence against us, or lest he transgress all bounds."
- He said: "Fear not: For I am with you: I hear and see (everything).
- "So go ye both to him, and say, `Verily we are apostles sent by thy Lord: Send forth, therefore, the Children of Israel with us, and afflict them not: With a Sign, indeed, have we come from thy Lord! And peace to all who follow guidance!
- " `Verily it has been revealed to us that the Penalty (awaits) those who reject and turn away.' "
- (When this message was delivered), (Pharaoh) said: "Who, then, O Moses, is the Lord of you two?"
- He said: "Our Lord is He Who gave to each (created) thing its form and nature, and further gave (it) guidance."
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