وَٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُواْ بِ‍َٔايَٰتِنَا وَلِقَآءِ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ حَبِطَتۡ أَعۡمَٰلُهُمۡۚ هَلۡ يُجۡزَوۡنَ إِلَّا مَا كَانُواْ يَعۡمَلُونَ 147

147 And those who deny Our revelations and the Meeting in the Hereafter, their all deeds become null and void. Are they not punished in accordance with their (evil) activities?

وَٱتَّخَذَ قَوۡمُ مُوسَىٰ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهِۦ مِنۡ حُلِيِّهِمۡ عِجۡلٗا جَسَدٗا لَّهُۥ خُوَارٌۚ أَلَمۡ يَرَوۡاْ أَنَّهُۥ لَا يُكَلِّمُهُمۡ وَلَا يَهۡدِيهِمۡ سَبِيلًاۘ ٱتَّخَذُوهُ وَكَانُواْ ظَٰلِمِينَ 148

148 And the people of Musa ( peace be upon him ) made a calf-like body (for worship) in his absence using their ornaments which gave a lowing sound. Did they not see that it could neither speak to them nor guide them to the way (re-garding worldly affairs or for the Hereafter)? They worshipped it and they were the wrong-doers.

وَلَمَّا سُقِطَ فِيٓ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ وَرَأَوۡاْ أَنَّهُمۡ قَدۡ ضَلُّواْ قَالُواْ لَئِن لَّمۡ يَرۡحَمۡنَا رَبُّنَا وَيَغۡفِرۡ لَنَا لَنَكُونَنَّ مِنَ ٱلۡخَٰسِرِينَ 149

149 And when they regretted and it became clear to them that they have truly gone astray, they said: “Unless our Creator have mercy upon us and forgive us, we shall certainly be losers.”[They regretted after the return of Musa ( peace be upon him )].

وَلَمَّا رَجَعَ مُوسَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ قَوۡمِهِۦ غَضۡبَٰنَ أَسِفٗا قَالَ بِئۡسَمَا خَلَفۡتُمُونِي مِنۢ بَعۡدِيٓۖ أَعَجِلۡتُمۡ أَمۡرَ رَبِّكُمۡۖ وَأَلۡقَى ٱلۡأَلۡوَاحَ وَأَخَذَ بِرَأۡسِ أَخِيهِ يَجُرُّهُۥٓ إِلَيۡهِۚ قَالَ ٱبۡنَ أُمَّ إِنَّ ٱلۡقَوۡمَ ٱسۡتَضۡعَفُونِي وَكَادُواْ يَقۡتُلُونَنِي فَلَا تُشۡمِتۡ بِيَ ٱلۡأَعۡدَآءَ وَلَا تَجۡعَلۡنِي مَعَ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ 150

150 [Musa ( peace be upon him ) was informed about the evil activity of his people by revelations] And when Musa ( peace be upon him ) returned to his people, angry and grieved, he said: “What an evil supervision you have done in my absence! Why did you take this hasty step even before the Commands of Al-lah? (I went to bring these Commands. You should have waited for me).” Musa ( peace be upon him ) threw down the Tablets and seized his brother by (the hair of) his head and dragged him towards him. Harun ( peace be upon him ) said: “O son of my mother! Indeed, the people considered me very weak and (although I did advised them) they were about to kill me. So do not make the enemies jubi-lant about me nor count me amongst the people who are the wrong-doers.”

قَالَ رَبِّ ٱغۡفِرۡ لِي وَلِأَخِي وَأَدۡخِلۡنَا فِي رَحۡمَتِكَۖ وَأَنتَ أَرۡحَمُ ٱلرَّٰحِمِينَ 151

151 Musa ( peace be upon him ) said: “O my Creator! Forgive me and my brother and shower your mercy on us since you are the Most Merciful of those who show mercy.”

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّخَذُواْ ٱلۡعِجۡلَ سَيَنَالُهُمۡ غَضَبٞ مِّن رَّبِّهِمۡ وَذِلَّةٞ فِي ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنۡيَاۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجۡزِي ٱلۡمُفۡتَرِينَ 152

152 Indeed, those who worshipped calf (if they don’t repent) wrath from their Creator and disgrace will soon come upon them in this worldly life. (This pun-ishment is not for them only) and  thus We treat all those who invent lies.

وَٱلَّذِينَ عَمِلُواْ ٱلسَّيِّ‍َٔاتِ ثُمَّ تَابُواْ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهَا وَءَامَنُوٓاْ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ مِنۢ بَعۡدِهَا لَغَفُورٞ رَّحِيمٞ 153

153 But those who committed evil deeds (like worshipping calf) and then re-pented and (by quitting disbelief) believed, then, indeed, your Creator will for-give them and will shower His mercy upon them.

وَلَمَّا سَكَتَ عَن مُّوسَى ٱلۡغَضَبُ أَخَذَ ٱلۡأَلۡوَاحَۖ وَفِي نُسۡخَتِهَا هُدٗى وَرَحۡمَةٞ لِّلَّذِينَ هُمۡ لِرَبِّهِمۡ يَرۡهَبُونَ 154

154 And when the anger of Musa ( peace be upon him ) subsided, he got hold of the Tablets, and in their writing was guidance and mercy for those who fear their Creator.

وَٱخۡتَارَ مُوسَىٰ قَوۡمَهُۥ سَبۡعِينَ رَجُلٗا لِّمِيقَٰتِنَاۖ فَلَمَّآ أَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلرَّجۡفَةُ قَالَ رَبِّ لَوۡ شِئۡتَ أَهۡلَكۡتَهُم مِّن قَبۡلُ وَإِيَّٰيَۖ أَتُهۡلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ ٱلسُّفَهَآءُ مِنَّآۖ إِنۡ هِيَ إِلَّا فِتۡنَتُكَ تُضِلُّ بِهَا مَن تَشَآءُ وَتَهۡدِي مَن تَشَآءُۖ أَنتَ وَلِيُّنَا فَٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَا وَٱرۡحَمۡنَاۖ وَأَنتَ خَيۡرُ ٱلۡغَٰفِرِينَ 155

155 And Musa ( peace be upon him ) chose a group of seventy persons from his people to meet Us at the appointed time and place of meeting. And when a vio-lent earthquake seized them, Musa ( peace be upon him ) said: “O my Creator, if You willed, You could have destroyed them before this and me too. Would You destroy us for the activities of the foolish ones among us? Indeed, it is a test from You by which You lead astray whom You will and keep on guidance whom You will. You are our Protector. Hence, forgive us and have Mercy on us, since You are the Best of those who forgive.

۞وَٱكۡتُبۡ لَنَا فِي هَٰذِهِ ٱلدُّنۡيَا حَسَنَةٗ وَفِي ٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ إِنَّا هُدۡنَآ إِلَيۡكَۚ قَالَ عَذَابِيٓ أُصِيبُ بِهِۦ مَنۡ أَشَآءُۖ وَرَحۡمَتِي وَسِعَتۡ كُلَّ شَيۡءٖۚ فَسَأَكۡتُبُهَا لِلَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَ وَيُؤۡتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِ‍َٔايَٰتِنَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ 156

156 “And prescribe goodness for us in this world, and in the Hereafter too. Cer-tainly we have been guided to You.” Allah said: “I inflict punishment upon whom I will. And My Mercy embraces all things. I shall prescribe (My Mercy) for those who are pious, give poor-due and they believe in Our revelations,

ٱلَّذِينَ يَتَّبِعُونَ ٱلرَّسُولَ ٱلنَّبِيَّ ٱلۡأُمِّيَّ ٱلَّذِي يَجِدُونَهُۥ مَكۡتُوبًا عِندَهُمۡ فِي ٱلتَّوۡرَىٰةِ وَٱلۡإِنجِيلِ يَأۡمُرُهُم بِٱلۡمَعۡرُوفِ وَيَنۡهَىٰهُمۡ عَنِ ٱلۡمُنكَرِ وَيُحِلُّ لَهُمُ ٱلطَّيِّبَٰتِ وَيُحَرِّمُ عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡخَبَٰٓئِثَ وَيَضَعُ عَنۡهُمۡ إِصۡرَهُمۡ وَٱلۡأَغۡلَٰلَ ٱلَّتِي كَانَتۡ عَلَيۡهِمۡۚ فَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ بِهِۦ وَعَزَّرُوهُ وَنَصَرُوهُ وَٱتَّبَعُواْ ٱلنُّورَ ٱلَّذِيٓ أُنزِلَ مَعَهُۥٓ أُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُفۡلِحُونَ 157

157 “Those who obey the mes-sen-ger [Muhammad ( may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him )], the Prophet who cannot read nor write, about which they find written down with them in the Taurat and the Injeel.” He commands them to do good and forbids them from evil activities, and he makes lawful for them to eat all good things and makes unlawful for them to eat forbidden things and he relieves them from the burdens and yokes (or bindings) that were upon them (e.g. if clothes become impure, Jews had to cut unclean part of it or burn it to make it pure. Now we can just wash it with water to make it pure). So those, who believe in him, and honour him, and help him and follow that light (i.e. the Quran) which has been sent down with him, they will definitely be successful.

قُلۡ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِنِّي رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ إِلَيۡكُمۡ جَمِيعًا ٱلَّذِي لَهُۥ مُلۡكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۖ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحۡيِۦ وَيُمِيتُۖ فَ‍َٔامِنُواْ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ٱلنَّبِيِّ ٱلۡأُمِّيِّ ٱلَّذِي يُؤۡمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ وَكَلِمَٰتِهِۦ وَٱتَّبِعُوهُ لَعَلَّكُمۡ تَهۡتَدُونَ 158

158 [O Muhammad ( may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him )!] Say: “O man-kind! Indeed, I am sent down to you all as a messenger of Allah Who is the Sov-ereign of the heavens and the earth. None has the right to be worshipped except Him. It is He Who gives life and causes death. Hence, believe in Allah and His messenger [Muhammad ( may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him )], the Prophet who cannot read nor write, who believes in Allah and His Command-ments.” [When, Muhammad ( may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him )] does not hesitate to believe in Allah, His messengers and His Books in spite of his status, why should you refuse to believe in them). And follow him [Muhammad ( may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him )] so that you may be guided.

وَمِن قَوۡمِ مُوسَىٰٓ أُمَّةٞ يَهۡدُونَ بِٱلۡحَقِّ وَبِهِۦ يَعۡدِلُونَ 159

159 And (although some people opposed you) but there is a group from the people of Musa ( peace be upon him ) which guides others in accordance with truth (Islam) and establishes justice with it too. (e.g. Abdullah bin Salam). 

وَقَطَّعۡنَٰهُمُ ٱثۡنَتَيۡ عَشۡرَةَ أَسۡبَاطًا أُمَمٗاۚ وَأَوۡحَيۡنَآ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰٓ إِذِ ٱسۡتَسۡقَىٰهُ قَوۡمُهُۥٓ أَنِ ٱضۡرِب بِّعَصَاكَ ٱلۡحَجَرَۖ فَٱنۢبَجَسَتۡ مِنۡهُ ٱثۡنَتَا عَشۡرَةَ عَيۡنٗاۖ قَدۡ عَلِمَ كُلُّ أُنَاسٖ مَّشۡرَبَهُمۡۚ وَظَلَّلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡغَمَٰمَ وَأَنزَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمُ ٱلۡمَنَّ وَٱلسَّلۡوَىٰۖ كُلُواْ مِن طَيِّبَٰتِ مَا رَزَقۡنَٰكُمۡۚ وَمَا ظَلَمُونَا وَلَٰكِن كَانُوٓاْ أَنفُسَهُمۡ يَظۡلِمُونَ 160

160 And We divided them into twelve tribes and made each of them a separate community. When Musa’s ( peace be upon him ) people asked him for water, We commanded Musa ( peace be upon him ): “Strike (that) stone with your stick.” So twelve springs gushed out of the stone, each person found his own place for water. And We covered them with shade of clouds and sent down for them Al-Manna and quails (saying): “Eat from good things which We have provided you.” And they did not harm Us but they used to harm themselves.

وَإِذۡ قِيلَ لَهُمُ ٱسۡكُنُواْ هَٰذِهِ ٱلۡقَرۡيَةَ وَكُلُواْ مِنۡهَا حَيۡثُ شِئۡتُمۡ وَقُولُواْ حِطَّةٞ وَٱدۡخُلُواْ ٱلۡبَابَ سُجَّدٗا نَّغۡفِرۡ لَكُمۡ خَطِيٓـَٰٔتِكُمۡۚ سَنَزِيدُ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ 161

161 And (remember) when it was said to them: “Reside in this town (Jerusalem) and eat from wherever you wish and say: ‘(O Allah!) Forgive our sins’, and enter the gate bowing humbly, We shall forgive your (previous) sins. (This is for eve-rybody). But We shall increase (the reward) for the good-doers.”

فَبَدَّلَ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ مِنۡهُمۡ قَوۡلًا غَيۡرَ ٱلَّذِي قِيلَ لَهُمۡ فَأَرۡسَلۡنَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ رِجۡزٗا مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَظۡلِمُونَ 162

162 So the wrong-doers among them changed the wording that had been given to them. Hence, We sent on them a torment from the sky due to their wrong-doings.

وَسۡ‍َٔلۡهُمۡ عَنِ ٱلۡقَرۡيَةِ ٱلَّتِي كَانَتۡ حَاضِرَةَ ٱلۡبَحۡرِ إِذۡ يَعۡدُونَ فِي ٱلسَّبۡتِ إِذۡ تَأۡتِيهِمۡ حِيتَانُهُمۡ يَوۡمَ سَبۡتِهِمۡ شُرَّعٗا وَيَوۡمَ لَا يَسۡبِتُونَ لَا تَأۡتِيهِمۡۚ كَذَٰلِكَ نَبۡلُوهُم بِمَا كَانُواْ يَفۡسُقُونَ 163

163 [O Muhammad ( may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him )!] And ask them about the town that was by the sea, when they transgressed concerning the Sabbath (i.e. Saturday), when their fish came to them very visible on Saturday and did not come to them on other days. In this way We tested them because they used to disobey (the Commands of Allah).

وَإِذۡ قَالَتۡ أُمَّةٞ مِّنۡهُمۡ لِمَ تَعِظُونَ قَوۡمًا ٱللَّهُ مُهۡلِكُهُمۡ أَوۡ مُعَذِّبُهُمۡ عَذَابٗا شَدِيدٗاۖ قَالُواْ مَعۡذِرَةً إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُمۡ وَلَعَلَّهُمۡ يَتَّقُونَ 164

164 And when one group among them said: “Why do you advise those whom Allah is about to destroy or inflict a severe punishment on them?” They an-swered: “In order to justify being free from guilt before your Creator, and (sec-ondly) perhaps they may fear Allah.”

فَلَمَّا نَسُواْ مَا ذُكِّرُواْ بِهِۦٓ أَنجَيۡنَا ٱلَّذِينَ يَنۡهَوۡنَ عَنِ ٱلسُّوٓءِ وَأَخَذۡنَا ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ بِعَذَابِۢ بَ‍ِٔيسِۢ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَفۡسُقُونَ 165

165 So when they ignored the reminders (repeatedly), We rescued those who forbade evil but We seized the wrong-doers with a grievous torment because they used to disobey (the Commands of Allah).

فَلَمَّا عَتَوۡاْ عَن مَّا نُهُواْ عَنۡهُ قُلۡنَا لَهُمۡ كُونُواْ قِرَدَةً خَٰسِ‍ِٔينَ 166

166 So when they exceeded the limits of what they were forbidden, We said to them: “Be you monkeys, low and rejected.”