وَٱخْتَارَ And chose مُوسَىٰ Musa قَوْمَهُۥ (from) his people سَبْعِينَ seventy رَجُلًۭا men لِّمِيقَـٰتِنَا ۖ for Our appointment فَلَمَّآ Then when أَخَذَتْهُمُ seized them ٱلرَّجْفَةُ the earthquake قَالَ he said رَبِّ O my Lord لَوْ If شِئْتَ you (had) willed أَهْلَكْتَهُم You (could) have destroyed them مِّن from قَبْلُ before وَإِيَّـٰىَ ۖ and me أَتُهْلِكُنَا Would You destroy us بِمَا for what فَعَلَ did ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ the foolish مِنَّآ ۖ among us إِنْ Not هِىَ it (was) إِلَّا but فِتْنَتُكَ Your trial تُضِلُّ You let go astray بِهَا by it مَن whom تَشَآءُ You will وَتَهْدِى and You guide مَن whom تَشَآءُ ۖ You will أَنتَ You وَلِيُّنَا (are) our Protector فَٱغْفِرْ so forgive لَنَا us وَٱرْحَمْنَا ۖ and have mercy upon us وَأَنتَ and You خَيْرُ (are) Best ٱلْغَـٰفِرِينَ (of) Forgivers ١٥٥
And Moses chose from his people seventy men for Our appointment. And when the earthquake seized them, he said, "My Lord, if You had willed, You could have destroyed them before and me [as well]. Would You destroy us for what the foolish among us have done? This is not but Your trial by which You send astray whom You will and guide whom You will. You are our Protector, so forgive us and have mercy upon us; and You are the best of forgivers.
— Come To Light