Ayat No. 20

وَ اِذْ قَالَ مُوْسٰى لِقَوْمِهٖ یٰقَوْمِ اذْكُرُوْا نِعْمَةَ اللّٰهِ عَلَیْكُمْ اِذْ جَعَلَ فِیْكُمْ اَنْۢبِیَآءَ وَ جَعَلَكُمْ مُّلُوْكًا ﳓ وَّ اٰتٰىكُمْ مَّا لَمْ یُؤْتِ اَحَدًا مِّنَ الْعٰلَمِیْنَ(۲۰)

Translation

And [mention, O Muhammad], when Moses said to his people, "O my people, remember the favor of Allah upon you when He appointed among you prophets and made you possessors and gave you that which He had not given anyone among the worlds.

Ayat No. 21

یٰقَوْمِ ادْخُلُوا الْاَرْضَ الْمُقَدَّسَةَ الَّتِیْ كَتَبَ اللّٰهُ لَكُمْ وَ لَا تَرْتَدُّوْا عَلٰۤى اَدْبَارِكُمْ فَتَنْقَلِبُوْا خٰسِرِیْنَ(۲۱)

Translation

O my people, enter the Holy Land which Allah has assigned to you and do not turn back [from fighting in Allah 's cause] and [thus] become losers."

Ayat No. 22

قَالُوْا یٰمُوْسٰۤى اِنَّ فِیْهَا قَوْمًا جَبَّارِیْنَ ﳓ وَ اِنَّا لَنْ نَّدْخُلَهَا حَتّٰى یَخْرُجُوْا مِنْهَاۚ-فَاِنْ یَّخْرُجُوْا مِنْهَا فَاِنَّا دٰخِلُوْنَ(۲۲)

Translation

They said, "O Moses, indeed within it is a people of tyrannical strength, and indeed, we will never enter it until they leave it; but if they leave it, then we will enter."

Ayat No. 23

قَالَ رَجُلٰنِ مِنَ الَّذِیْنَ یَخَافُوْنَ اَنْعَمَ اللّٰهُ عَلَیْهِمَا ادْخُلُوْا عَلَیْهِمُ الْبَابَۚ-فَاِذَا دَخَلْتُمُوْهُ فَاِنَّكُمْ غٰلِبُوْنَ ﳛ وَ عَلَى اللّٰهِ فَتَوَكَّلُوْۤا اِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُّؤْمِنِیْنَ(۲۳)

Translation

Said two men from those who feared [to disobey] upon whom Allah had bestowed favor, "Enter upon them through the gate, for when you have entered it, you will be predominant. And upon Allah rely, if you should be believers."

Ayat No. 24

قَالُوْا یٰمُوْسٰۤى اِنَّا لَنْ نَّدْخُلَهَاۤ اَبَدًا مَّا دَامُوْا فِیْهَا فَاذْهَبْ اَنْتَ وَ رَبُّكَ فَقَاتِلَاۤ اِنَّا هٰهُنَا قٰعِدُوْنَ(۲۴)

Translation

They said, "O Moses, indeed we will not enter it, ever, as long as they are within it; so go, you and your Lord, and fight. Indeed, we are remaining right here."

Ayat No. 25

قَالَ رَبِّ اِنِّیْ لَاۤ اَمْلِكُ اِلَّا نَفْسِیْ وَ اَخِیْ فَافْرُقْ بَیْنَنَا وَ بَیْنَ الْقَوْمِ الْفٰسِقِیْنَ(۲۵)

Translation

Moses pleaded, My Lord! I have no control over anyone except myself and my brother. So set us apart from the rebellious people.”

Ayat No. 26

قَالَ فَاِنَّهَا مُحَرَّمَةٌ عَلَیْهِمْ اَرْبَعِیْنَ سَنَةًۚ-یَتِیْهُوْنَ فِی الْاَرْضِؕ-فَلَا تَاْسَ عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الْفٰسِقِیْنَ۠(۲۶)

Translation

[ Allah ] said, "Then indeed, it is forbidden to them for forty years [in which] they will wander throughout the land. So do not grieve over the defiantly disobedient people."