هَلْ Has hal (there) come to you atāka (the) story ḥadīthu (of) Musa mūsā
Has there reached you the story of Moses? -
إِذْ When idh called him nādāhu his Lord rabbuhu in the valley bil-wādi the sacred l-muqadasi (of) Tuwa ṭuwan
When his Lord called to him in the sacred valley of Ṭuwā,
ٱذْهَبْ Go idh'hab to ilā Firaun fir'ʿawna Indeed, he innahu (has) transgressed ṭaghā
"Go to Pharaoh. Indeed, he has transgressed.
فَقُلْ And say faqul Would hal [for] you laka [to] ilā [that] an purify yourself tazakkā
And say to him, 'Would you [be willing to] purify yourself
وَأَهْدِيَكَ And I will guide you wa-ahdiyaka to ilā your Lord rabbika so you would fear fatakhshā
And let me guide you to your Lord so you would fear [Him]?'"
فَأَرَىٰهُ Then he showed him fa-arāhu the sign l-āyata the great l-kub'rā
And he showed him the greatest sign,
فَكَذَّبَ But he denied fakadhaba and disobeyed waʿaṣā
But he [i.e., Pharaoh] denied and disobeyed.
ثُمَّ Then thumma he turned his back adbara striving yasʿā
Then he turned his back, striving [i.e., plotting].
فَحَشَرَ And he gathered faḥashara and called out fanādā
And he gathered [his people] and called out.
فَقَالَ Then he said faqāla I am anā your Lord rabbukumu the Most High l-aʿlā
And said, "I am your most exalted lord."
فَأَخَذَهُ So seized him fa-akhadhahu Allah l-lahu (with) an exemplary punishment nakāla (for) the last l-ākhirati and the first wal-ūlā
So Allāh seized him in exemplary punishment for the last and the first [transgression]..
إِنَّ Indeed inna in fī that dhālika surely (is) a lesson laʿib'ratan for whoever liman fears yakhshā
Indeed in that is a lesson [i.e., warning] for whoever would fear [Allāh].