وَأَخِي هَٰرُونُ هُوَ أَفۡصَحُ مِنِّي لِسَانٗا فَأَرۡسِلۡهُ مَعِيَ رِدۡءٗا يُصَدِّقُنِيٓۖ إِنِّيٓ أَخَافُ أَن يُكَذِّبُونِ ٣٤
And my brother Aaron is more fluent than me in tongue, so send him with me as support, verifying me. Indeed, I fear that they will deny me."
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
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وَأَخِي And my brother wa-akhī هَٰرُونُ Harun hārūnu هُوَ he huwa أَفۡصَحُ (is) more eloquent afṣaḥu مِنِّي than me minnī لِسَانٗا (in) speech lisānan فَأَرۡسِلۡهُ so send him fa-arsil'hu مَعِيَ with me maʿiya رِدۡءٗا (as) a helper rid'an يُصَدِّقُنِيٓۖ who will confirm me yuṣaddiqunī إِنِّيٓ Indeed innī أَخَافُ I fear akhāfu أَن that an يُكَذِّبُونِ they will deny me yukadhibūni Tafsir And my brother Aaron speaks with more clarity than I do, so send him with me as my aide. I fear Pharaoh and his people will reject me, just as it is common for nations passed to reject the Messengers that were sent to them.
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