Verses 1–12

طه﴿١﴾

20:1Ta Ha!²

مَآ أَنزَلْنَا عَلَيْكَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِتَشْقَىٰٓ﴿٢﴾

20:2We did not send down to you the Quran that you should be miserable,

إِلَّا تَذْكِرَةًۭ لِّمَن يَخْشَىٰ﴿٣﴾

20:3but only as an admonition to him who fears [his Lord].

تَنزِيلًۭا مِّمَّنْ خَلَقَ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ ٱلْعُلَى﴿٤﴾

20:4A sending down [of the Revelation] from Him who created the earth and the lofty heavens

ٱلرَّحْمَٰنُ عَلَى ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱسْتَوَىٰ﴿٥﴾

20:5—the All-beneficent, settled on the Throne.³

لَهُۥ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَمَا تَحْتَ ٱلثَّرَىٰ﴿٦﴾

20:6To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth, and whatever is between them, and whatever is under the ground.

وَإِن تَجْهَرْ بِٱلْقَوْلِ فَإِنَّهُۥ يَعْلَمُ ٱلسِّرَّ وَأَخْفَى﴿٧﴾

20:7Whether you speak loudly [or in secret tones,] He indeed knows the secret and what is still more hidden.

ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ لَهُ ٱلْأَسْمَآءُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ﴿٨﴾

20:8Allah—there is no god except Him—to Him belong the Best Names.

وَهَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ﴿٩﴾

20:9Did the story of Moses come to you,⁴

إِذْ رَءَا نَارًۭا فَقَالَ لِأَهْلِهِ ٱمْكُثُوٓا۟ إِنِّىٓ ءَانَسْتُ نَارًۭا لَّعَلِّىٓ ءَاتِيكُم مِّنْهَا بِقَبَسٍ أَوْ أَجِدُ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ هُدًۭى﴿١٠﴾

20:10when he sighted a fire, and said to his family, ‘Wait! Indeed, I descry a fire! Maybe I will bring you a brand from it, or find some guidance at the fire.’

فَلَمَّآ أَتَىٰهَا نُودِىَ يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ﴿١١﴾

20:11So when he came to it, he was called, ‘O Moses!

إِنِّىٓ أَنَا۠ رَبُّكَ فَٱخْلَعْ نَعْلَيْكَ ۖ إِنَّكَ بِٱلْوَادِ ٱلْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًۭى﴿١٢﴾

20:12Indeed I am your Lord! So take off your sandals. You are indeed in the sacred valley of Tuwa.