Ali Quli Qarai, The Qur’ān with a Phrase-by-Phrase English Translation (2005)

Indeed I descry a fire!
Maybe I will bring you a brand from it,
or find some guidance at the fire.’
11 So when he came to it,
he was called, ‘O Moses!
12 Indeed I am your Lord!
So take off your sandals.
You are indeed in the sacred valley of Ṭuwā.
13 I have chosen you;
so listen to what is revealed.
14 Indeed I am Allah
— there is no god except Me.
So worship Me,
and maintain the prayer for My remembrance.
15 Indeed the Hour is bound to come:
I will have it hidden,
so that every soul may be rewarded
for what it strives for.
16 So do not let yourself be distracted from it
by those who do not believe in it
and who follow their desires,
lest you should perish.’
17 ‘Moses, what is that in your right hand?’
18 He said, ‘It is my staff.
I lean upon it,
and with it I beat down leaves for my sheep;
and I have other uses for it.’
19 He said, ‘Moses, throw it down.’
20 So he threw it down,
and behold, it was a snake, moving swiftly.