Verse 20:11 in Context
Translator
Abdel Haleem
7
وَإِن تَجۡهَرۡ بِٱلۡقَوۡلِ فَإِنَّهُۥ یَعۡلَمُ ٱلسِّرَّ وَأَخۡفَى ٧
wa-in tajhar bil-qawli fa-innahu yaʿlamu l-sira wa-akhf
Whatever you may say aloud, He knows what you keep secret and what is even more hidden
8
ٱللَّهُ لَاۤ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَۖ لَهُ ٱلۡأَسۡمَاۤءُ ٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ ٨
al-lahu lā ilāha illā huwa lahu l-asmāu l-ḥus'n
God––there is no god but Him––the most excellent names belong to Him
9
وَهَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِیثُ مُوسَىٰۤ ٩
wahal atāka ḥadīthu mūs
Has the story of Moses come to you [Prophet]
10
إِذۡ رَءَا نَارࣰا فَقَالَ لِأَهۡلِهِ ٱمۡكُثُوۤا۟ إِنِّیۤ ءَانَسۡتُ نَارࣰا لَّعَلِّیۤ ءَاتِیكُم مِّنۡهَا بِقَبَسٍ أَوۡ أَجِدُ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ هُدࣰى ١٠
idh raā nāran faqāla li-ahlihi um'kuthū innī ānastu nāran laʿallī ātīkum min'hā biqabasin aw ajidu ʿalā l-nāri huda
He saw a fire and said to his people, ‘Stay here––I can see a fire. Maybe I can bring you a flaming brand from it or find some guidance there.’
11
فَلَمَّاۤ أَتَىٰهَا نُودِیَ یَـٰمُوسَىٰۤ ١١
falammā atāhā nūdiya yāmūs
When he came to the fire, he was summoned, ‘Moses
12
إِنِّیۤ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكَ فَٱخۡلَعۡ نَعۡلَیۡكَ إِنَّكَ بِٱلۡوَادِ ٱلۡمُقَدَّسِ طُوࣰى ١٢
innī anā rabbuka fa-ikh'laʿ naʿlayka innaka bil-wādi l-muqadasi ṭuwa
I am your Lord. Take off your shoes: you are in the sacred valley of Tuwa
13
وَأَنَا ٱخۡتَرۡتُكَ فَٱسۡتَمِعۡ لِمَا یُوحَىٰۤ ١٣
wa-anā ikh'tartuka fa-is'tamiʿ limā yūḥ
I have chosen you, so listen to what is being revealed
14
إِنَّنِیۤ أَنَا ٱللَّهُ لَاۤ إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّاۤ أَنَا۠ فَٱعۡبُدۡنِی وَأَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِذِكۡرِیۤ ١٤
innanī anā l-lahu lā ilāha illā anā fa-uʿ'bud'nī wa-aqimi l-ṣalata lidhik'r
I am God; there is no god but Me. So worship Me and keep up the prayer so that you remember Me
15
إِنَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ ءَاتِیَةٌ أَكَادُ أُخۡفِیهَا لِتُجۡزَىٰ كُلُّ نَفۡسِۭ بِمَا تَسۡعَىٰ ١٥
inna l-sāʿata ātiyatun akādu ukh'fīhā lituj'zā kullu nafsin bimā tasʿ
The Hour is coming––though I choose to keep it hidden––for each soul to be rewarded for its labour
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