He replied, “It is my staff! I lean on it, and with it I beat down ˹branches˺ for my sheep, and have other uses for it.”1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Allah said, “Throw it down, O Moses!”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So he did, then—behold!—it became a serpent, slithering.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Allah said, “Take it, and have no fear. We will return it to its former state.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And put your hand under your armpit, it will come out ˹shining˺ white, unblemished,1 as another sign,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
so that We may show you some of Our greatest signs.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Go to Pharaoh, for he has truly transgressed ˹all bounds˺.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Moses prayed, “My Lord! Uplift my heart for me,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
and make my task easy,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
and remove the impediment from my tongue
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
so people may understand my speech,1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran