قَالُواْ تِلۡكَ إِذٗا كَرَّةٌ خَاسِرَةٞ
‘Such a return is impossible!’
فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ زَجۡرَةٞ وَٰحِدَةٞ
But all it will take is a single blast,
فَإِذَا هُم بِٱلسَّاهِرَةِ
and they will be back above ground.
هَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ مُوسَىٰٓ
Have you [Prophet] heard the story of Moses?
إِذۡ نَادَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ بِٱلۡوَادِ ٱلۡمُقَدَّسِ طُوًى
His Lord called out to him in the sacred valley of Tuwa:
ٱذۡهَبۡ إِلَىٰ فِرۡعَوۡنَ إِنَّهُۥ طَغَىٰ
‘Go to Pharaoh, for he has exceeded all bounds,
فَقُلۡ هَل لَّكَ إِلَىٰٓ أَن تَزَكَّىٰ
and ask him, “Do you want to purify yourself [of sin]?
وَأَهۡدِيَكَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَتَخۡشَىٰ
Do you want me to guide you to your Lord, so that you may hold Him in awe?” ’
فَأَرَىٰهُ ٱلۡأٓيَةَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ
Moses showed him the great sign,
فَكَذَّبَ وَعَصَىٰ
but he denied it and refused [the faith].