1Ṭā, Seen, Meem.⁹⁷⁴

2These are the verses of the clear Book.

3Perhaps, [O Muḥammad], you would kill yourself with grief that they will not be believers.

4If We willed, We could send down to them from the sky a sign for which their necks would remain humbled.⁹⁷⁵

5And no mention [i.e., revelation] comes to them anew from the Most Merciful except that they turn away from it.

6For they have already denied, but there will come to them the news of that which they used to ridicule.

7Did they not look at the earth – how much We have produced therein from every noble kind?

8Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

9And indeed, your Lord – He is the Exalted in Might, the Merciful.

10And [mention] when your Lord called Moses, [saying], "Go to the wrongdoing people –

11The people of Pharaoh. Will they not fear Allāh?"

12He said, "My Lord, indeed I fear that they will deny me

13And that my breast will tighten and my tongue will not be fluent, so send for Aaron.

14And they have upon me a [claim due to] sin, so I fear that they will kill me."

15[Allāh] said, "No. Go both of you with Our signs; indeed, We are with you, listening.

16Go to Pharaoh and say, 'We are the messengers⁹⁷⁶ of the Lord of the worlds,

17[Commanded to say], "Send with us the Children of Israel."'"

18[Pharaoh] said, "Did we not raise you among us as a child, and you remained among us for years of your life?

19And [then] you did your deed which you did,⁹⁷⁷ and you were of the ungrateful."

20[Moses] said, "I did it, then, while I was of those astray [i.e., ignorant].

21So I fled from you when I feared you. Then my Lord granted me judgement [i.e., wisdom and prophethood] and appointed me [as one] of the messengers.

22And is this a favor of which you remind me – that you have enslaved the Children of Israel?"

23Said Pharaoh, "And what is the Lord of the worlds?"

24[Moses] said, "The Lord of the heavens and earth and that between them, if you should be convinced."

25[Pharaoh] said to those around him, "Do you not hear?"

26[Moses] said, "Your Lord and the Lord of your first forefathers."

27[Pharaoh] said,⁹⁷⁸ "Indeed, your 'messenger' who has been sent to you is mad."

28[Moses] said, "Lord of the east and the west and that between them, if you were to reason."

29[Pharaoh] said, "If you take a god other than me, I will surely place you among those imprisoned."

30[Moses] said, "Even if I brought you something [i.e., proof] manifest?"

31[Pharaoh] said, "Then bring it, if you should be of the truthful."

32So [Moses] threw his staff, and suddenly it was a serpent manifest.⁹⁷⁹

33And he drew out his hand; thereupon it was white for the observers.

34[Pharaoh] said to the eminent ones around him, "Indeed, this is a learned magician.

35He wants to drive you out of your land by his magic, so what do you advise?"

36They said, "Postpone [the matter of] him and his brother and send among the cities gatherers

37Who will bring you every learned, skilled magician."

38So the magicians were assembled for the appointment of a well-known day.⁹⁸⁰

39And it was said to the people, "Will you congregate

40That we might follow the magicians if they are the predominant?"

41And when the magicians arrived, they said to Pharaoh, "Is there indeed for us a reward if we are the predominant?"

42He said, "Yes, and indeed, you will then be of those near [to me]."

43Moses said to them, "Throw whatever you will throw."

44So they threw their ropes and their staffs and said, "By the might of Pharaoh, indeed it is we who are predominant."

45Then Moses threw his staff, and at once it devoured what they falsified.

46So the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allāh].

47They said, "We have believed in the Lord of the worlds,

48The Lord of Moses and Aaron."

49[Pharaoh] said, "You believed him [i.e., Moses] before I gave you permission. Indeed, he is your leader who has taught you magic, but you are going to know. I will surely cut off your hands and your feet on opposite sides, and I will surely crucify you all."

50They said, "No harm. Indeed, to our Lord we will return.

51Indeed, we aspire that our Lord will forgive us our sins because we were the first of the believers."

52And We inspired to Moses, "Travel by night with My servants; indeed, you will be pursued."

53Then Pharaoh sent among the cities gatherers⁹⁸¹

54[And said], "Indeed, those are but a small band,

55And indeed, they are enraging us,

56And indeed, we are a cautious society..."

57So We removed them from gardens and springs

58And treasures and honorable station⁹⁸² –

59Thus. And We caused to inherit it the Children of Israel.

60So they pursued them at sunrise.

61And when the two companies saw one another, the companions of Moses said, "Indeed, we are to be overtaken!"

62[Moses] said, "No! Indeed, with me is my Lord; He will guide me."

63Then We inspired to Moses, "Strike with your staff the sea," and it parted, and each portion was like a great towering mountain.

64And We advanced thereto the others [i.e., the pursuers].

65And We saved Moses and those with him, all together.

66Then We drowned the others.

67Indeed in that is a sign, but most of them were not to be believers.

68And indeed, your Lord