The Heights
7. Al-A'rāf
الأعراف

Al A‘rāf (The Heights)

ٱلْأَعْرَاف

7:143
7:143

wa-lammā jāʾa mūsā li-mīqātinā wa-kallamahū rabbuhū qāla rabbi ʾarinī ʾanẓur ʾilayka qāla lan tarānī wa-lākini nẓur ʾilā l-jabali fa-ʾini staqarra makānahū fa-sawfa tarānī fa-lammā tajallā rabbuhū li-l-jabali jaʿalahū dakkan wa-kharra mūsā ṣaʿiqan fa-lammā ʾafāqa qāla subḥānaka tubtu ʾilayka wa-ʾana ʾawwalu l-muʾminīna

When Moses arrived at Our tryst and his Lord spoke to him, he said, ‘My Lord, show [Yourself] to me, that I may look at You!’ He said, ‘You shall not see Me. But look at the mountain: if it abides in its place, then you will see Me.’ So when his Lord disclosed Himself to the mountain, He levelled it, and Moses fell down swooning. When he recovered, he said, ‘Immaculate are You! I turn to You in penitence, and I am the first of the faithful.’

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