فَخَرَجَ مِنْهَا خَآىِٕفًا یَّتَرَقَّبُ ؗ قَالَ رَبِّ نَجِّنِیْ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ۠۝۲۱

So he left the city, fearful and hesitant, (and) prayed: "O Lord, deliver me from these wicked people."

وَ لَمَّا تَوَجَّهَ تِلْقَآءَ مَدْیَنَ قَالَ عَسٰی رَبِّیْۤ اَنْ یَّهْدِیَنِیْ سَوَآءَ السَّبِیْلِ۝۲۲

Then as he turned his face to Midian, he said: "Maybe my Lord will show me the right way."

وَ لَمَّا وَرَدَ مَآءَ مَدْیَنَ وَجَدَ عَلَیْهِ اُمَّةً مِّنَ النَّاسِ یَسْقُوْنَ ؗ۬ وَ وَجَدَ مِنْ دُوْنِهِمُ امْرَاَتَیْنِ تَذُوْدٰنِ ۚ قَالَ مَا خَطْبُكُمَا ؕ قَالَتَا لَا نَسْقِیْ حَتّٰی یُصْدِرَ الرِّعَآءُ ٚ وَ اَبُوْنَا شَیْخٌ كَبِیْرٌ۝۲۳

And when he came to the waters of Midian he found a crowd of people watering (their flocks), and saw two maidens holding back (their cattle). He asked: "What is the trouble with you?" They said: "We cannot water our flock till the shepherds have driven away theirs, and our father is a very old man."

فَسَقٰی لَهُمَا ثُمَّ تَوَلّٰۤی اِلَی الظِّلِّ فَقَالَ رَبِّ اِنِّیْ لِمَاۤ اَنْزَلْتَ اِلَیَّ مِنْ خَیْرٍ فَقِیْرٌ۝۲۴

So he watered (their flock), and moved into the shade and prayed: "My Lord, I have need of whatever good you send me."

فَجَآءَتْهُ اِحْدٰىهُمَا تَمْشِیْ عَلَی اسْتِحْیَآءٍ ؗ قَالَتْ اِنَّ اَبِیْ یَدْعُوْكَ لِیَجْزِیَكَ اَجْرَ مَا سَقَیْتَ لَنَا ؕ فَلَمَّا جَآءَهٗ وَ قَصَّ عَلَیْهِ الْقَصَصَ ۙ قَالَ لَا تَخَفْ ۫ۥ نَجَوْتَ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ الظّٰلِمِیْنَ۝۲۵

Then one of the (maidens) came to him walking bashfully, (and) said: "My father invites you that he may repay you for having watered our flock." So, when (Moses) came to him and told him his story, he said: "Have no fear. You have escaped from the wicked people."

قَالَتْ اِحْدٰىهُمَا یٰۤاَبَتِ اسْتَاْجِرْهُ ؗ اِنَّ خَیْرَ مَنِ اسْتَاْجَرْتَ الْقَوِیُّ الْاَمِیْنُ۝۲۶

Said one of the maidens: "O father, employ him. Surely the best (man) to employ is one who is strong and honest."

قَالَ اِنِّیْۤ اُرِیْدُ اَنْ اُنْكِحَكَ اِحْدَی ابْنَتَیَّ هٰتَیْنِ عَلٰۤی اَنْ تَاْجُرَنِیْ ثَمٰنِیَ حِجَجٍ ۚ فَاِنْ اَتْمَمْتَ عَشْرًا فَمِنْ عِنْدِكَ ۚ وَ مَاۤ اُرِیْدُ اَنْ اَشُقَّ عَلَیْكَ ؕ سَتَجِدُنِیْۤ اِنْ شَآءَ اللّٰهُ مِنَ الصّٰلِحِیْنَ۝۲۷

He said: "I would like to marry one of these two daughters of mine to you if you agree to work for me on hire for eight years. And if you stay on for ten, it is up to you. I do not wish to impose any hardship on you. God willing you will find me a man of honour."

قَالَ ذٰلِكَ بَیْنِیْ وَ بَیْنَكَ ؕ اَیَّمَا الْاَجَلَیْنِ قَضَیْتُ فَلَا عُدْوَانَ عَلَیَّ ؕ وَ اللّٰهُ عَلٰی مَا نَقُوْلُ وَكِیْلٌ۠۝۲۸

(Moses) said: "This is (agreed) between you and me. Whichever term I fulfil, no injustice will be done to me. God is witness to our agreement."

فَلَمَّا قَضٰی مُوْسَی الْاَجَلَ وَ سَارَ بِاَهْلِهٖۤ اٰنَسَ مِنْ جَانِبِ الطُّوْرِ نَارًا ۚ قَالَ لِاَهْلِهِ امْكُثُوْۤا اِنِّیْۤ اٰنَسْتُ نَارًا لَّعَلِّیْۤ اٰتِیْكُمْ مِّنْهَا بِخَبَرٍ اَوْ جَذْوَةٍ مِّنَ النَّارِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَصْطَلُوْنَ۝۲۹

When Moses had fulfilled the term and was journeying with his family, he noticed a fire on the side of the mountain. "Wait here," he said to his family; "I have seen a fire. I may haply bring some news from there, or an ember that you may warm yourselves."

فَلَمَّاۤ اَتٰىهَا نُوْدِیَ مِنْ شَاطِئِ الْوَادِ الْاَیْمَنِ فِی الْبُقْعَةِ الْمُبٰرَكَةِ مِنَ الشَّجَرَةِ اَنْ یّٰمُوْسٰۤی اِنِّیْۤ اَنَا اللّٰهُ رَبُّ الْعٰلَمِیْنَۙ۝۳۰

When he drew near, a voice called out to him from the tree on the blessed spot on the right side of the valley: "O Moses, I am verily God, the Lord of all the worlds.