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Quran 2:51

Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), verse 51 of 286 · Juz 1

وَإِذْ وَٰعَدْنَا مُوسَىٰٓ أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً ثُمَّ ٱتَّخَذْتُمُ ٱلْعِجْلَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ وَأَنتُمْ ظَـٰلِمُونَ

Translations of Quran 2:51
EnglishTalal Itani

And recall that We appointed for Moses forty nights. Then you took to worshiping the calf after him, and you turned wicked.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

And when We did appoint for Moses forty nights (of solitude), and then ye chose the calf, when he had gone from you, and were wrong-doers.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Ve bir vakit Musaya kırk geceye vâd verdik, sonra siz onun arkasından danaya tutuldunuz zulmediyordunuz

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Du jour où nous formions notre alliance avec Moïse pendant quarante nuits ; vous avez pris, pendant son absence, un veau pour objet de votre adoration et vous avez agi iniquement.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

Gedenkt, dat, toen ik gedurende veertig nachten met Mozes sprak, gij het kalf hebt aangebeden; en gij hebt snood gehandeld.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Quando per quaranta notti noi formavamo la nostra alleanza con Mosè, voi nella sua assenza adoraste un vitello, e agiste iniquamente.

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