Sura 20: TA-HA (TA-HA) - Juz' 16 - Translation Yusufali

فَلَمَّا أَتَاهَا نُودِيَ يَا مُوسَى ﴿۱۱﴾
But when he came to the fire, a voice was heard: "O Moses! (11)
إِنِّي أَنَا رَبُّكَ فَاخْلَعْ نَعْلَيْكَ إِنَّكَ بِالْوَادِ الْمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى ﴿۱۲﴾
"Verily I am thy Lord! therefore (in My presence) put off thy shoes: thou art in the sacred valley Tuwa. (12)
وَأَنَا اخْتَرْتُكَ فَاسْتَمِعْ لِمَا يُوحَى ﴿۱۳﴾
"I have chosen thee: listen, then, to the inspiration (sent to thee). (13)
إِنَّنِي أَنَا اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنَا فَاعْبُدْنِي وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ لِذِكْرِي ﴿۱۴﴾
"Verily, I am Allah: There is no god but I: So serve thou Me (only), and establish regular prayer for celebrating My praise. (14)
إِنَّ السَّاعَةَ آتِيَةٌ أَكَادُ أُخْفِيهَا لِتُجْزَى كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا تَسْعَى ﴿۱۵﴾
"Verily the Hour is coming - My design is to keep it hidden - for every soul to receive its reward by the measure of its Endeavour. (15)
فَلَا يَصُدَّنَّكَ عَنْهَا مَنْ لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِهَا وَاتَّبَعَ هَوَاهُ فَتَرْدَى ﴿۱۶﴾
"Therefore let not such as believe not therein but follow their own lusts, divert thee therefrom, lest thou perish!".. (16)
وَمَا تِلْكَ بِيَمِينِكَ يَا مُوسَى ﴿۱۷﴾
"And what is that in the right hand, O Moses?" (17)
قَالَ هِيَ عَصَايَ أَتَوَكَّأُ عَلَيْهَا وَأَهُشُّ بِهَا عَلَى غَنَمِي وَلِيَ فِيهَا مَآرِبُ أُخْرَى ﴿۱۸﴾
He said, "It is my rod: on it I lean; with it I beat down fodder for my flocks; and in it I find other uses." (18)
قَالَ أَلْقِهَا يَا مُوسَى ﴿۱۹﴾
(Allah) said, "Throw it, O Moses!" (19)
فَأَلْقَاهَا فَإِذَا هِيَ حَيَّةٌ تَسْعَى ﴿۲۰﴾
He threw it, and behold! It was a snake, active in motion. (20)