Moses prayed, “My Lord! Uplift my heart for me,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
[Moses] said, "My Lord, expand [i.e., relax] for me my breast [with assurance]
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and make my task easy,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And ease for me my task
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and remove the impediment from my tongue
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And untie the knot from my tongue
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so people may understand my speech,1
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
That they may understand my speech.
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and grant me a helper from my family,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And appoint for me a minister [i.e., assistant] from my family -
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Aaron, my brother.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Aaron, my brother.
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Strengthen me through him,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Increase through him my strength
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and let him share my task,
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And let him share my task
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so that we may glorify You much
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That we may exalt You much
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and remember You much,
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And remember You much.
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for truly You have ˹always˺ been overseeing us.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Indeed, You are of us ever Seeing."
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