Overall meaning :
The Almighty says, showing Moses and Aaron, peace be upon them, the task with which He had entrusted them: Go forth, you and your brother, with My signs which attest to your truthfulness and never falter in remembering Me. Go, both of you, to Pharaoh, for he has transgressed all bounds of equity, stubbornly clinging to sin, injustice and his unbelief. Speak gently to him, entertaining the hope that he will remember what will benefit him or fear that divine punishment will be meted out to him and thus obey his Lord.
‘Lord,’ they said, ‘we fear that he will hasten to inflict punishment on us or that He will rebel against the truth and obstinately reject it.’
‘Do not be afraid of Pharaoh,’ Allah reassuringly said, ‘for I will with you, providing you with aid and protection. I hear and see everything.’
Allah then gives Moses and Aaron guidance on the form of address they should make to Pharaoh: Go, then, you two to him and say, ‘We are the messengers of your Lord to you; let, therefore, the Children of Israel go with us and oppress them no more. We have come to you with a miraculous sign from your Lord attesting to our truthfulness, and salvation will be granted to those who follow His guidance. Allah has indeed revealed to us that His punishment will befall those who deny the truth and obstinately refuse to follow it.’
Then the Almighty mentions part of the dialogue that took place between them and Pharaoh: ‘Who, then, is the Lord of you two, Moses?’ Pharaoh asked. ‘Our Lord,’ Moses replied, ‘is He who gives all creatures their suitable and distinctive form and shape, provides them with everything they need then guides them to benefit from what He has created for them.’ Pharaoh asked, ‘Then what about all the past generations who did not believe in Allah? Were what you are saying true, they would certainly have known about this and not neglected it.’ Moses said, ‘My Lord alone has knowledge of them and their deeds, all duly recorded in the Preserved Tablet, which is with my Lord. I have no knowledge whatsoever of that. Nothing escapes My Lord’s Knowledge. He never makes mistakes in His actions, judgements and management of the affairs of His creation; nor does He forget any of His servants’ deeds or leave what is right.’
Addressing mankind, Allah Almighty says: It is He who has laid out the earth for you to dwell on, made it convenient for you to benefit from, and has traced on it paths for you to walk on. It is He who sends down rain from the sky, with which He brings forth diverse kinds of plants.
Eat, then, of the good things We have made to grow for you on it and let your grazing livestock pasture on it. Surely in all this there are signs of Allah’s power and mercy and of being worthy of worship for those who are endowed with reason and sound intellect.
From this earth We created your father, Adam, from whom you have all sprung; and into it you will return after your death; and from it you will be brought back to life for judgement and recompense on the Day of Resurrection.