When he came to it, he was called, “O, Moses.
فَلَمّا أَتىٰها نودِىَ يٰموسىٰ
falammaaa ataahaa noodiya yaa Moosaa
When he came to it, he was called, “O, Moses.
فَلَمّا أَتىٰها نودِىَ يٰموسىٰ
falammaaa ataahaa noodiya yaa Moosaa
“I am your Lord; remove your sandals. You are in the sacred valley, Tuwa.
إِنّى أَنا۠ رَبُّكَ فَاخلَع نَعلَيكَ إِنَّكَ بِالوادِ المُقَدَّسِ طُوًى
inneee Ana Rabbuka fakhla’ na’laika innaka bilwaadil muqaddasi Tuwaa
“I have chosen you, so listen to what is being revealed.
وَأَنَا اختَرتُكَ فَاستَمِع لِما يوحىٰ
wa anakhtartuka fastami’ limaa yoohaa
“I am God; there is no other god beside Me. You shall worship Me alone, and observe the Contact Prayers (Salat) to remember Me.
إِنَّنى أَنَا اللَّهُ لا إِلٰهَ إِلّا أَنا۠ فَاعبُدنى وَأَقِمِ الصَّلوٰةَ لِذِكرى
innaneee Anal laahu laaa ilaaha illaa Ana fa’budnee wa aqimis-salaata lizikree
(End of the World is Not Hidden*)
“The Hour (end of the world) is surely coming; I will keep it almost hidden, for each soul must be paid for its works.
إِنَّ السّاعَةَ ءاتِيَةٌ أَكادُ أُخفيها لِتُجزىٰ كُلُّ نَفسٍ بِما تَسعىٰ
innas Saa’ata aatiyatun akaadu ukhfeehaa litujzaa kullu nafsin bimaa tas’aa
*20:15 The end of the world is given in the Quran, God’s final message (15:87).
“Do not be diverted therefrom by those who do not believe in it – those who pursue their own opinions – lest you fall.
فَلا يَصُدَّنَّكَ عَنها مَن لا يُؤمِنُ بِها وَاتَّبَعَ هَوىٰهُ فَتَردىٰ
falaa yasuddannaka ‘anhaa mal laa yu’minu bihaa wattaba’a hawaahu fatardaa
“What is this in your right hand, Moses?”
وَما تِلكَ بِيَمينِكَ يٰموسىٰ
wa maa tilka bi yamee nika yaa Moosaa
He said, “This is my staff. I lean on it, herd my sheep with it, and I use it for other purposes.”
قالَ هِىَ عَصاىَ أَتَوَكَّؤُا۟ عَلَيها وَأَهُشُّ بِها عَلىٰ غَنَمى وَلِىَ فيها مَـٔارِبُ أُخرىٰ
qaala hiya ‘asaaya atawakka’u alaihaa wa ahushshu bihaa ‘alaa ghanamee wa liya feehaa ma aaribu ukhraa
He threw it down, whereupon it turned into a moving serpent.
فَأَلقىٰها فَإِذا هِىَ حَيَّةٌ تَسعىٰ
fa-alqaahaa fa -izaa hiya haiyatun tas’aa