Surah 7. Al-A'raf

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Verses [Section]: 1-10[1], 11-25 [2], 26-31 [3], 32-39 [4], 40-47 [5], 48-53 [6], 54-58 [7], 59-64 [8], 65-72 [9], 73-84 [10], 85-93 [11], 94-99 [12], 100-108 [13], 109-126 [14], 127-129 [15], 130-141 [16], 142-147 [17], 148-151 [18], 152-157 [19], 158-162 [20], 163-171 [21], 172-181 [22], 182-188 [23], 189-206 [24]

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Quran Text of Verse 148-151وَ اتَّخَذَAnd tookقَوْمُ(the) peopleمُوْسٰی(of) Musaمِنْۢfromبَعْدِهٖafter himمِنْfromحُلِیِّهِمْtheir ornamentsعِجْلًاa calfجَسَدًاan imageلَّهٗ[for] itخُوَارٌ ؕ(had) a lowing soundاَلَمْDid notیَرَوْاthey seeاَنَّهٗthat itلَا(could) notیُكَلِّمُهُمْspeak to themوَ لَاand notیَهْدِیْهِمْguide themسَبِیْلًا ۘ(to) a wayاِتَّخَذُوْهُThey took it (for worship)وَ كَانُوْاand they wereظٰلِمِیْنَ wrongdoers وَ لَمَّاAnd whenسُقِطَ(it was made to) fallفِیْۤintoاَیْدِیْهِمْtheir handsوَ رَاَوْاand they sawاَنَّهُمْthat theyقَدْ(had) indeedضَلُّوْا ۙgone astrayقَالُوْاthey saidلَىِٕنْIfلَّمْnotیَرْحَمْنَاhas Mercy on usرَبُّنَاOur Lordوَ یَغْفِرْand forgiveلَنَا[for] usلَنَكُوْنَنَّwe will surely beمِنَamongالْخٰسِرِیْنَ the losers 7. Al-A'raf Page 169وَ لَمَّاAnd whenرَجَعَreturnedمُوْسٰۤیMusaاِلٰیtoقَوْمِهٖhis peopleغَضْبَانَangryاَسِفًا ۙand grievedقَالَhe saidبِئْسَمَاEvil is whatخَلَفْتُمُوْنِیْyou have done in my placeمِنْۢfromبَعْدِیْ ۚafter meاَعَجِلْتُمْWere you impatientاَمْرَ(over the) matterرَبِّكُمْ ۚ(of) your Lordوَ اَلْقَیAnd he cast downالْاَلْوَاحَthe tabletsوَ اَخَذَand seizedبِرَاْسِby headاَخِیْهِhis brotherیَجُرُّهٗۤdragging himاِلَیْهِ ؕto himselfقَالَHe saidابْنَO sonاُمَّ(of) my motherاِنَّIndeedالْقَوْمَthe peopleاسْتَضْعَفُوْنِیْconsidered me weakوَ كَادُوْاand were about (to)یَقْتُلُوْنَنِیْ ۖؗkill meفَلَاSo (let) notتُشْمِتْrejoiceبِیَover meالْاَعْدَآءَthe enemiesوَ لَاand (do) notتَجْعَلْنِیْplace meمَعَwithالْقَوْمِthe peopleالظّٰلِمِیْنَ (who are) wrongdoing قَالَHe saidرَبِّO my LordاغْفِرْForgiveلِیْmeوَ لِاَخِیْand my brotherوَ اَدْخِلْنَاand admit usفِیْintoرَحْمَتِكَ ۖؗYour Mercyوَ اَنْتَfor Youاَرْحَمُ(are) the Most Mercifulالرّٰحِمِیْنَ۠(of) the merciful

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Translation of Verse 148-151

148. In the absence of Moses, his people made from their ˹golden˺ jewellery an idol of a calf that made a lowing sound. Did they not see that it could neither speak to them nor guide them to the ˹Right˺ Path? Still they took it as a god and were wrongdoers.

149. Later, when they were filled with remorse and realized they had gone astray, they cried, "If our Lord does not have mercy on us and forgive us, we will certainly be losers."

150. Upon Moses' return to his people, ˹totally˺ furious and sorrowful, he said, "What an evil thing you committed in my absence! Did you want to hasten your Lord's torment?" Then he threw down the Tablets and grabbed his brother by the hair, dragging him closer. Aaron pleaded, "O son of my mother! The people overpowered me and were about to kill me. So do not ˹humiliate me and˺ make my enemies rejoice, nor count me among the wrongdoing people."

151. Moses prayed, "My Lord! Forgive me and my brother! And admit us into Your mercy. You are the Most Merciful of the merciful."

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