Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali, Muhammad Muhsin Khan — 314

20:38 38. "When We inspired your mother with that which We inspired.

20:39 39. "Saying: ‘Put him (the child) into the Tabût (a box or a case or a chest) and put it into the river (Nile); then the river shall cast it up on the bank, and there, an enemy of Mine and an enemy of his shall take him.’ And I endued you with love from Me, in order that you may be brought up under My Eye.

20:40 40. "When your sister went and said: ‘Shall I show you one who will nurse him?’ So We restored you to your mother, that she might cool her eyes and she should not grieve. Then you did kill a man, but We saved you from great distress and tried you with a heavy trial. Then you stayed a number of years with the people of Madyan (Midian). Then you came here according to the fixed term which I ordained (for you), O Mûsâ (Moses)!

20:41 41. "And I have chosen you,[3] for Myself.

20:42 42. "Go you and your brother with My Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.), and do not, you both, slacken and become weak in My Remembrance.

20:43 43. "Go, both of you, to Fir‘aun (Pharaoh), verily, he has transgressed (all bounds in disbelief and disobedience and behaved as an arrogant and as a tyrant).

20:44 44. "And speak to him mildly, perhaps he may accept admonition or fear (Allâh)."

20:45 45. They said: "Our Lord! Verily we fear lest he should hasten to punish us or lest he should transgress (all bounds against us)."

20:46 46. He (Allâh) said: "Fear not, verily I am with you both, hearing and seeing.

20:47 47. "So go you both to him, and say: ‘Verily, we are Messengers of your Lord, so let the Children of Israel go with us, and torment them not; indeed, we have come with a sign from your Lord! And peace will be upon him who follows the guidance!

20:48 48. "Truly, it has been revealed to us that the torment will be for him who denies [believes not in the Oneness of Allâh, and in His Messengers.], and turns away (from the truth and obedience of Allâh)."

20:49 49. Fir‘aun (Pharaoh) said: "Who then, O Mûsâ (Moses), is the Lord of you two?"

20:50 50. [Mûsâ (Moses)] said: "Our Lord is He Who gave to each thing its form and nature, then guided it aright."

20:51 51. [Fir‘aun (Pharaoh)] said: "What about the generations of old?"