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Quran 7:138

Surah Al-A'raf (The Heights), verse 138 of 206 · Juz 9

وَجَـٰوَزْنَا بِبَنِىٓ إِسْرَٰٓءِيلَ ٱلْبَحْرَ فَأَتَوْا۟ عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ يَعْكُفُونَ عَلَىٰٓ أَصْنَامٍ لَّهُمْ ۚ قَالُوا۟ يَـٰمُوسَى ٱجْعَل لَّنَآ إِلَـٰهًا كَمَا لَهُمْ ءَالِهَةٌ ۚ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌ تَجْهَلُونَ

Translations of Quran 7:138
EnglishTalal Itani

And We delivered the Children of Israel across the sea. And when they came upon a people who were devoted to some statues of theirs, they said, “O Moses, make for us a god, as they have gods.” He said, “You are truly an ignorant people.”

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And We brought the Children of Israel across the sea, and they came unto a people who were given up to idols which they had. They said: O Moses! Make for us a god even as they have gods. He said: Lo! ye are a folk who know not.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Ve Beni İsraîle denizi atlattık, derken bir kavme vardılar, toplanmışlar kendilerine mahsus bir takım putlara tapıyorlardı, ya Musâ! dediler: Bunların bir çok ilâhları olduğu gibi sen de bize bir ilâh yap, siz, dedi: Gerçekten cahillik ediyorsunuz

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Nous avons traversé la mer avec les enfants d’Israël, et ils trouvèrent dans le pays un peuple adorant des idoles. O Moïse ! Dirent les Israélites, fais-nous des dieux comme ces gens en ont. — vous êtes un peuple d’ignorants, répondit Moïse.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En wij deden den kinderen Israëls door de zee trekken, en zij kwamen tot een volk, dat afgoden aanbad, en zij zeiden: O Mozes! maak ons een God, evenzoo als de goden van dit volk. Mozes antwoordde: Waarlijk, gij zijt een onwetend volk.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Traversammo il mare coi figli d’Israele, e trovarono un popolo che adorava gl’idoli. O Mosè, dissero, facci de’ Dei come li hanno costoro. Mosè rispose: Voi siete un popolo d’ignoranti.

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.