الشُّعَرَاء

And when the two bodies saw each other, the people of Moses said: "We are sure to be overtaken."

(Moses) said: "By no means! my Lord is with me! Soon will He guide me!"

Then We told Moses by inspiration: "Strike the sea with thy rod." So it divided, and each separate part became like the huge, firm mass of a mountain.

And We made the other party approach thither.

We delivered Moses and all who were with him;

But We drowned the others.

Verily in this is a Sign: but most of them do not believe.

And verily thy Lord is He, the Exalted in Might, Most Merciful.

And rehearse to them (something of) Abraham´s story.

Behold, he said to his father and his people: "What worship ye?"

They said: "We worship idols, and we remain constantly in attendance on them."

He said: "Do they listen to you when ye call (on them)?"

"Or do you good or harm?"

They said: "Nay, but we found our fathers doing thus (what we do)."

He said: "Do ye then see whom ye have been worshipping,-

"Ye and your fathers before you?-

"For they are enemies to me; not so the Lord and Cherisher of the Worlds;

"Who created me, and it is He Who guides me;

"Who gives me food and drink,

"And when I am ill, it is He Who cures me;