Selected Quranic verses

﴿ وَمَا تِلۡكَ بِيَمِينِكَ يَٰمُوسَىٰ ﴾

What is that in your right hand, O Moses?”

﴿ قَالَ هِيَ عَصَايَ أَتَوَكَّؤُاْ عَلَيۡهَا وَأَهُشُّ بِهَا عَلَىٰ غَنَمِي وَلِيَ فِيهَا مَـَٔارِبُ أ... ﴾

He said, “It is my staff. I lean on it and beat do...

﴿ قَالَ أَلۡقِهَا يَٰمُوسَىٰ ﴾

Allah said, “Throw it down, O Moses!”

﴿ فَأَلۡقَىٰهَا فَإِذَا هِيَ حَيَّةٞ تَسۡعَىٰ ﴾

He threw it down, and it suddenly became a slither...

﴿ قَالَ خُذۡهَا وَلَا تَخَفۡۖ سَنُعِيدُهَا سِيرَتَهَا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ ﴾

Allah said, “Pick it up and have no fear. We will...

﴿ وَٱضۡمُمۡ يَدَكَ إِلَىٰ جَنَاحِكَ تَخۡرُجۡ بَيۡضَآءَ مِنۡ غَيۡرِ سُوٓءٍ ءَايَةً أُخۡرَىٰ ﴾

Put your hand under your armpit; it will come out...

﴿ لِنُرِيَكَ مِنۡ ءَايَٰتِنَا ٱلۡكُبۡرَى ﴾

so that We may show you some of Our greatest signs...

﴿ ٱذۡهَبۡ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ ﴾

Go to Pharaoh, for he has transgressed all bounds....

﴿ قَالَ رَبِّ ٱشۡرَحۡ لِي صَدۡرِي ﴾

He said, “My Lord, reassure my heart for me,

﴿ وَيَسِّرۡ لِيٓ أَمۡرِي ﴾

and ease my task for me,

﴿ وَٱحۡلُلۡ عُقۡدَةٗ مِّن لِّسَانِي ﴾

and loosen the knot from my tongue[8],

﴿ يَفۡقَهُواْ قَوۡلِي ﴾

so that they may understand my speech.