The Stories
28. Al-Qaṣaṣ
القصص
al-Qaṣaṣ (The Story)
ٱلْقَصَص
28:31
وَأَنْ
أَلْقِ
عَصَاكَ
فَلَمَّا
رَآهَا
تَهْتَزُّ
كَأَنَّهَا
جَانٌّ
وَلَّى
مُدْبِرًا
وَلَمْ
يُعَقِّبْ
يَامُوسَى
أَقْبِلْ
وَلَا
تَخَفْ
إِنَّكَ
مِنَ
الْآمِنِينَ
wa-ʾan ʾalqi ʿaṣāka fa-lammā raʾāhā tahtazzu ka-ʾannahā jānnun wallā mudbiran wa-lam yuʿaqqib yā-mūsā ʾaqbil wa-lā takhaf ʾinnaka mina l-ʾāminīna
Throw down your staff." When Moses saw his staff moving on the ground like a living being he fled with no desire to step forward. He was told, "Moses, step forward. Do not be afraid; you will be safe and secure.
