The Ant
27. An-Naml
النمل
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وَأَلْقِ
عَصَاكَ
فَلَمَّا
رَآهَا
تَهْتَزُّ
كَأَنَّهَا
جَانٌّ
وَلَّى
مُدْبِرًا
وَلَمْ
يُعَقِّبْ
يَامُوسَى
لَا
تَخَفْ
إِنِّي
لَا
يَخَافُ
لَدَيَّ
الْمُرْسَلُونَ
wa-ʾalqi ʿaṣāka fa-lammā raʾāhā tahtazzu ka-ʾannahā jānnun wallā mudbiran wa-lam yuʿaqqib yā-mūsā lā takhaf ʾinnī lā yakhāfu ladayya l-mursalūna
"Now do thou throw thy rod!" But when he saw it moving (of its own accord) as if it had been a snake, he turned back in retreat, and retraced not his steps: "O Moses!" (it was said), "Fear not: truly, in My presence, those called as messengers have no fear,-
— Abdullah Yusufali
‘Throw down your staff!’ When he saw it wriggling, as if it were a snake, he turned his back [to flee], without looking back. ‘O Moses! ‘Do not be afraid. Indeed the apostles are not afraid before Me,
