وَلَمَّا And when رَجَعَ returned مُوسَىٰٓ Musa إِلَىٰ to قَوْمِهِۦ his people غَضْبَـٰنَ angry أَسِفًۭا and grieved قَالَ he said بِئْسَمَا Evil is what خَلَفْتُمُونِى you have done in my place مِنۢ from بَعْدِىٓ ۖ after me أَعَجِلْتُمْ Were you impatient أَمْرَ (over the) matter رَبِّكُمْ ۖ (of) your Lord وَأَلْقَى And he cast down ٱلْأَلْوَاحَ the tablets وَأَخَذَ and seized بِرَأْسِ by head أَخِيهِ his brother يَجُرُّهُۥٓ dragging him إِلَيْهِ ۚ to himself قَالَ He said ٱبْنَ O son أُمَّ (of) my mother إِنَّ Indeed ٱلْقَوْمَ the people ٱسْتَضْعَفُونِى considered me weak وَكَادُوا۟ and were about to يَقْتُلُونَنِى kill me فَلَا So (let) not تُشْمِتْ rejoice بِىَ over me ٱلْأَعْدَآءَ the enemies وَلَا and (do) not تَجْعَلْنِى place me مَعَ with ٱلْقَوْمِ the people ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ (who are) wrongdoing ١٥٠

قَالَ He said رَبِّ O my Lord ٱغْفِرْ Forgive لِى me وَلِأَخِى and my brother وَأَدْخِلْنَا and admit us فِى into رَحْمَتِكَ ۖ Your Mercy وَأَنتَ for You أَرْحَمُ (are) the Most Merciful ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ (of) the merciful ١٥١

إِنَّ Indeed ٱلَّذِينَ those who ٱتَّخَذُوا۟ took ٱلْعِجْلَ the calf سَيَنَالُهُمْ will reach them غَضَبٌۭ wrath مِّن from رَّبِّهِمْ their Lord وَذِلَّةٌۭ and humiliation فِى in ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ the life ٱلدُّنْيَا ۚ (of) the world وَكَذَٰلِكَ And thus نَجْزِى We recompense ٱلْمُفْتَرِينَ the ones who invent (falsehood) ١٥٢

وَٱلَّذِينَ And those who عَمِلُوا۟ do ٱلسَّيِّـَٔاتِ the evil deeds ثُمَّ then تَابُوا۟ repented مِنۢ from بَعْدِهَا after that وَءَامَنُوٓا۟ and believed إِنَّ indeed رَبَّكَ your Lord مِنۢ from بَعْدِهَا after that لَغَفُورٌۭ (is) surely Oft-Forgiving رَّحِيمٌۭ Most Merciful ١٥٣

وَلَمَّا And when سَكَتَ was calmed عَن from مُّوسَى Musa ٱلْغَضَبُ the anger أَخَذَ he took (up) ٱلْأَلْوَاحَ ۖ the tablets وَفِى and in نُسْخَتِهَا their inscription هُدًۭى (was) guidance وَرَحْمَةٌۭ and mercy لِّلَّذِينَ for those who هُمْ [they] لِرَبِّهِمْ of their Lord يَرْهَبُونَ (are) fearful ١٥٤

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