But as soon as We removed the torment from them—until they met their inevitable fate1—they broke their promise.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
But when We removed the punishment from them until a term which they were to reach,1 then at once they broke their word.
— Saheeh International
So We inflicted punishment upon them, drowning them in the sea for denying Our signs and being heedless of them.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
So We took retribution from them, and We drowned them in the sea because they denied Our signs and were heedless of them.
— Saheeh International
And ˹so˺ We made the oppressed people successors of the eastern and western lands, which We had showered with blessings. ˹In this way˺ the noble Word of your Lord was fulfilled for the Children of Israel for what they had endured. And We destroyed what Pharaoh and his people constructed and what they established.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And We caused the people who had been oppressed to inherit the eastern regions of the land and the western ones, which We had blessed. And the good word [i.e., decree] of your Lord was fulfilled for the Children of Israel because of what they had patiently endured. And We destroyed [all] that Pharaoh and his people were producing and what they had been building.
— Saheeh International
We brought the Children of Israel across the sea and they came upon a people devoted to idols. They demanded, “O Moses! Make for us a god like their gods.” He replied, “Indeed, you are a people acting ignorantly!
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And We took the Children of Israel across the sea; then they came upon a people intent in devotion to [some] idols of theirs. They [the Children of Israel] said, "O Moses, make for us a god just as they have gods." He said, "Indeed, you are a people behaving ignorantly.
— Saheeh International
What they follow is certainly doomed to destruction and their deeds are in vain.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
Indeed, those [worshippers] - destroyed is that in which they are [engaged], and worthless is whatever they were doing."
— Saheeh International
He added, “Shall I seek for you a god other than Allah, while He has honoured you above the others?”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
He said, "Is it other than Allah I should desire for you as a god1 while He has preferred you over the worlds?"
— Saheeh International
And ˹remember˺ when We rescued you from the people of Pharaoh, who afflicted you with dreadful torment—killing your sons and keeping your women. That was a severe test from your Lord.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And [recall, O Children of Israel], when We saved you from the people of Pharaoh, [who were] afflicting you with the worst torment - killing your sons and keeping your women alive. And in that was a great trial from your Lord.
— Saheeh International
We appointed for Moses thirty nights then added another ten—completing his Lord’s term of forty nights. Moses commanded his brother Aaron, “Take my place among my people, do what is right, and do not follow the way of the corruptors.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And We made an appointment with Moses for thirty nights and perfected them by [the addition of] ten; so the term of his Lord was completed as forty nights. And Moses said to his brother Aaron, "Take my place among my people, do right [by them],1 and do not follow the way of the corrupters."
— Saheeh International
When Moses came at the appointed time and his Lord spoke to him, he asked, “My Lord! Reveal Yourself to me so I may see You.” Allah answered, “You cannot see Me! But look at the mountain. If it remains firm in its place, only then will you see Me.” When his Lord appeared to the mountain, He levelled it to dust and Moses collapsed unconscious. When he recovered, he cried, “Glory be to You! I turn to You in repentance and I am the first of the believers.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And when Moses arrived at Our appointed time and his Lord spoke to him, he said, "My Lord, show me [Yourself] that I may look at You." [Allah] said, "You will not see Me,1 but look at the mountain; if it should remain in place, then you will see Me." But when his Lord appeared to the mountain, He rendered it level,2 and Moses fell unconscious. And when he awoke, he said, "Exalted are You! I have repented to You, and I am the first [among my people] of the believers."3
— Saheeh International
Allah said, “O Moses! I have ˹already˺ elevated you above all others by My messages and speech.1 So hold firmly to what I have given you and be grateful.”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
[Allah] said, "O Moses, I have chosen you over the people with My messages and My words [to you]. So take what I have given you and be among the grateful."
— Saheeh International
We wrote for him on the Tablets ˹the fundamentals˺ of everything; commandments and explanations of all things. ˹We commanded,˺ “Hold to this firmly and ask your people to take the best of it.1 I will soon show ˹all of˺ you the home of the rebellious.2
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
And We wrote for him on the tablets [something] of all things - instruction and explanation for all things, [saying], "Take them with determination and order your people to take the best of it. I will show you the home of the defiantly disobedient."1
— Saheeh International