"And I have chosen you. So listen to that which will be
revealed (to you). (13) "Verily! I am Allâh! Lâ ilâha illa Ana (none has the
right to be worshipped but I), so worship Me, and
perform As-Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât) for My Remembrance. (14) "Verily, the
Hour is coming and I am almost hiding it from myself - that
every person may be rewarded for that which he strives. (15) "Therefore, let
not the one who believes not therein (i.e. in the Day of Resurrection,
Reckoning, Paradise and Hell), but follows his
own lusts,[] divert you therefrom, lest you perish. (16) "And what is
that in your right hand, O Mûsa (Moses)?" (17) He said: "This
is my stick, whereon I lean, and wherewith I beat down branches for my sheep,
and wherein I find other uses." (18) (Allâh) said: "Cast it down, O
Mûsa (Moses)!" (19) He cast it down, and behold! It was a snake, moving
quickly. (20) Allâh said:"Grasp it, and fear not, We shall return it to
its former state, (21) "And press your (right) hand to your (left) side, it
will come forth white (and shining), without any disease as another sign,— (22) "That We may
show you (some) of Our Greater Signs, (23) "Go to Fir'aun (Pharaoh)! Verily,
he has transgressed (all bounds in disbelief and disobedience, and has behaved
as an arrogant, and as a tyrant)." (24) [Mûsa (Moses)] said: "O my Lord!
Open for me my chest (grant me self-confidence, contentment, and boldness) (25) "And ease my
task for me; (26) "And loose the knot (the defect) from my tongue, (i.e.
remove the incorrectness from my speech) [That occurred as a result of a brand
of fire which Mûsa (Moses) put in his mouth when he was an infant]. [Tafsir
At-Tabarî] (27) "That they understand my speech, (28) "And appoint for
me a helper from my family, (29) "Hârûn (Aaron), my brother; (30) "Increase my strength
with him, (31) "And let him share my task (of conveying Allâh's Message
and Prophethood), (32) "That we may glorify You much, (33) "And remember
You much, (34) "Verily! You are Ever a Well-Seer of us." (35) (Allâh) said: "You
are granted your request, O Mûsa (Moses)! (36) "And indeed We
conferred a favour on you another time (before). (37)