The Qur'an (Oxford World's Classics)

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The Quran 28: 12
them knowing. 12 We had ordained that he would refuse to feed from
wet nurses. His sister approached them and said, ‘Shall I tell you
about a household which could bring him up for you and take good
care of him?’ 13 We restored him to his mother in this way, so that she
might be comforted, not grieve, and know that God’s promise is
true, though most of them do not know.
14 When Moses reached full maturity and manhood, We gave him
wisdom and knowledge: this is how We reward those who do good.
15 He entered the city, unnoticed by its people, and found two men
fighting: one from his own people, the other an enemy. The one
from his own people cried out to him for help against the enemy.
Moses struck him with his fist and killed him. He said, ‘This must be
Satan’s work: clearly he is a misleading enemy.’ 16 He said, ‘Lord, I
have wronged myself. Forgive me,’ so He forgave him; He is truly
the Most Forgiving, the Most Merciful. 17 He said, ‘My Lord,
because of the blessings You have bestowed upon me, I shall never
support those who do evil.’
18 Next morning, he was walking in the city, fearful and vigilant,
when suddenly the man he had helped the day before cried out to
him for help. Moses said, ‘You are clearly a troublemaker.’ 19 As he
was about to attack the man who was an enemy to both of them, the
man said, ‘Moses, are you going to kill me as you killed that person
yesterday? You clearly want to be a tyrant in the land; you do not
intend to put things right.’ 20 Then a man came running from the
furthest part of the city and said, ‘Moses, the authorities are talking
about killing you, so leave – this is my sincere advice.’ 21 So Moses
left the city, fearful and wary, and prayed, ‘My Lord, save me from
people who do wrong.’
22 As he made his way towards Midian, he was saying, ‘May my
Lord guide me to the right way.’ 23 When he arrived at Midian’s
waters, he found a group of men watering [their flocks], and beside
them two women keeping their flocks back, so he said, ‘What is the
matter with you two?’ They said, ‘We cannot water [our flocks] until
the shepherds take their sheep away: our father is a very old man.’
24 He watered their flocks for them, withdrew into the shade, and
prayed, ‘My Lord, I am in dire need of whatever good thing You
may send me,’ 25 and then one of the two women approached him,
walking shyly, and said, ‘My father is asking for you: he wants to
reward you for watering our flocks for us.’