Surah 2. Al-Baqarah

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Verses [Section]: 1-7[1], 8-20 [2], 21-29 [3], 30-39 [4], 40-46 [5], 47-59 [6], 60-61 [7], 62-71 [8], 72-82 [9], 83-86 [10], 87-96 [11], 97-103 [12], 104-112 [13], 113-121 [14], 122-129 [15], 130-141 [16], 142-147 [17], 148-151 [18], 152-163 [19], 164-167 [20], 168-176 [21], 177-182 [22], 183-188 [23], 189-196 [24], 197-210 [25], 211-216 [26], 217-221 [27], 222-228 [28], 229-231 [29], 232-235 [30], 236-242 [31], 243-248 [32], 249-253 [33], 254-257 [34], 258-260 [35], 261-266 [36], 267-273 [37], 274-281 [38], 282-283 [39], 284-286 [40]

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Quran Text of Verse 60-61وَ اِذِAnd whenاسْتَسْقٰیasked (for) waterمُوْسٰیMusaلِقَوْمِهٖfor his peopleفَقُلْنَا[so] We saidاضْرِبْStrikeبِّعَصَاكَwith your staffالْحَجَرَ ؕthe stoneفَانْفَجَرَتْThen gushed forthمِنْهُfrom itاثْنَتَا(of)عَشْرَةَtwelveعَیْنًا ؕspringsقَدْIndeedعَلِمَknewكُلُّallاُنَاسٍ(the) peopleمَّشْرَبَهُمْ ؕtheir drinking placeكُلُوْاEatوَ اشْرَبُوْاand drinkمِنْfromرِّزْقِ(the) provision (of)اللّٰهِAllahوَ لَاand (do) notتَعْثَوْاact wickedlyفِیinالْاَرْضِthe earthمُفْسِدِیْنَ spreading corruption وَ اِذْAnd whenقُلْتُمْyou saidیٰمُوْسٰیO MusaلَنْNever (will)نَّصْبِرَwe endureعَلٰی[on]طَعَامٍfoodوَّاحِدٍ(of) one (kind)فَادْعُso prayلَنَاfor usرَبَّكَ(to) your Lordیُخْرِجْto bring forthلَنَاfor usمِمَّاout of whatتُنْۢبِتُgrowsالْاَرْضُthe earthمِنْۢofبَقْلِهَاits herbsوَ قِثَّآىِٕهَا[and] its cucumbersوَ فُوْمِهَا[and] its garlicوَ عَدَسِهَا[and] its lentilsوَ بَصَلِهَا ؕand its onionsقَالَHe saidاَتَسْتَبْدِلُوْنَWould you exchangeالَّذِیْthat whichهُوَ[it]اَدْنٰی(is) inferiorبِالَّذِیْfor that whichهُوَ[it]خَیْرٌ ؕ(is) betterاِهْبِطُوْاGo downمِصْرًا(to) a cityفَاِنَّso indeedلَكُمْfor youمَّا(is) whatسَاَلْتُمْ ؕyou have asked (for)وَ ضُرِبَتْAnd were struckعَلَیْهِمُon themالذِّلَّةُthe humiliationوَ الْمَسْكَنَةُ ۗand the miseryوَ بَآءُوْand they drew on themselvesبِغَضَبٍwrathمِّنَofاللّٰهِ ؕAllahذٰلِكَThat (was)بِاَنَّهُمْbecause theyكَانُوْاused toیَكْفُرُوْنَdisbelieveبِاٰیٰتِin (the) Signsاللّٰهِ(of) Allahوَ یَقْتُلُوْنَand killالنَّبِیّٖنَthe Prophetsبِغَیْرِwithout (any)الْحَقِّ ؕ[the] rightذٰلِكَThatبِمَا(was) becauseعَصَوْاthey disobeyedوَّ كَانُوْاand they wereیَعْتَدُوْنَ ۠transgressing

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Translation of Verse 60-61

60. And ˹remember˺ when Moses prayed for water for his people, We said, "Strike the rock with your staff." Then twelve springs gushed out, ˹and˺ each tribe knew its drinking place. ˹We then said,˺ "Eat and drink of Allah's provisions, and do not go about spreading corruption in the land."

61. And ˹remember˺ when you said, "O Moses! We cannot endure the same meal ˹every day˺. So ˹just˺ call upon your Lord on our behalf, He will bring forth for us some of what the earth produces of herbs, cucumbers, garlic, lentils, and onions." Moses scolded ˹them˺, "Do you exchange what is better for what is worse? ˹You can˺ go down to any village and you will find what you have asked for." They were stricken with disgrace and misery, and they invited the displeasure of Allah for rejecting Allah's signs and unjustly killing the prophets. This is ˹a fair reward˺ for their disobedience and violations.

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