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you, and were wrongdoers.

52. Then, even after that, We pardoned you in order that ye might give thanks.

53. And when We gave unto Moses the Scripture and the Criterion (of right and wrong), that ye might be led aright.

54. And when Moses said unto his people: O my people! Ye have wronged yourselves by your choosing of the calf (for

worship) so turn in penitence to your Creator, and kill (the guilty) yourselves. That will be best for you with your

Creator and He will relent toward you. Lo! He is the Relenting, the Merciful.

55. And when ye said: O Moses! We will not believe in thee till we see Allah plainly; and even while ye gazed the

lightning seized you.

56. Then We revived you after your extinction, that ye might give thanks.

57. And We caused the white cloud to overshadow you and sent down on you the manna and the quails, (saying): Eat

of the good things wherewith We have provided you We wronged them not, but they did wrong themselves.

58. And when We said: Go into this township and eat freely of that which is therein, and enter the gate prostrate, and

say: "Repentance." We will forgive you your sins and increase (reward) for the right-doers.

59. But those who did wrong changed the word which had been told them for another saying, and We sent down upon

the evil-doers wrath from Heaven for their evil doing.

60. And when Moses asked for water for his people, We said: Smite with thy staff the rock. And there gushed out

therefrom twelve springs (so that) each tribe knew their drinking place. Eat and drink of that which Allah hath provided,

and do not act corruptly, making mischief in the earth.

61. And when ye said: O Moses! We are weary of one kind of food; so call upon thy Lord for us that he bring forth for

us of that which the earth groweth of its herbs and its cucumbers and its corn and its lentils and its onions. He said:

Would ye exchange that which is higher for that which is lower? Go down to settled country, thus ye shall get that

which ye demand. And humiliation and wretchedness were stamped upon them and they were visited with wrath from

Allah. That was because they disbelieved in Allah's revelations and slew the prophets wrongfully. That was for their

disobedience and transgression.

62. Lo! those who believe (in that which is revealed unto thee, Muhammad), and those who are Jews, and Christians,

and Sabaeans whoever believeth in Allah and the Last Day and doeth right surely their reward is with their Lord, and

there shall no fear come upon them neither shall they grieve.

63. And (remember, O children of Israel) when We made a covenant with you and caused the Mount to tower above

you, (saying): Hold fast that which We have given you, and remember that which is therein, that ye may ward off (evil).

64. Then, even after that, ye turned away, and if it had not been for the grace of Allah and His mercy ye had been among

the losers.

65. And ye know of those of you who broke the Sabbath, bow We said unto them: Be ye apes, despised and hated!

66. And We made it an example to their own and to succeeding generations, and an admonition to the God fearing.

67. And when Moses said unto his people: Lo! Allah commandeth you that ye sacrifice a cow, they said: Dost thou

make game of us? He answered: Allah forbid that I should be among the foolish!

68. They said: Pray for us unto thy Lord that He make clear to us what (cow) she is. (Moses) answered: Lo! He saith,

Verily she is a cow neither with calf nor immature; (she is) between the two conditions; so do that which ye are

commanded.

69. They said: Pray for us unto thy Lord that He make clear to us of what colour she is. (Moses) answered: Lo! He

saith: Verily she is a yellow cow. Bright is her colour, gladdening beholders.

70. They said: Pray for us unto thy Lord that He make clear to us what (cow) she is. Lo! cows are much alike to us; and

lo! if Allah wills, we may be led aright.

71. (Moses) answered: Lo! He saith: Verily she is a cow unyoked; she plougheth not the soil nor watereth the tilth;

whole and without mark. They said: Now thou bringest the truth. So they sacrificed her, though almost they did not.

72. And (remember) when ye slew a man and disagreed concerning it and Allah brought forth that which ye were hiding.

73. And We said: Smite him with some of it. Thus Allah bringeth the dead to life and showeth you His portents so that

ye may understand.

74. Then, even after that, your hearts were hardened and became as rocks, or worse than rocks, for hardness. For indeed

there are rocks from out which rivers gush, and indeed there are rocks which split asunder so that water Soweth from

them. And indeed there are rocks which fall down for the fear of Allah. Allah is not unaware of what ye do.

75. Have ye any hope that they will be true to you when a party of them used to listen to the Word of Allah, then used