and we divided them into twelve tribes as nations and we revealed to musa when his people asked him for water strike the rock with your staff so outnowed from it twelve springs each tribe knew its drinking place and we made the clouds to give shade over them and we sent to them manna and quails eat of the good things we have given you. and they did not do us any harm but they did injustice to their own souls.
وقطعناهم اثنتي عشرة أسباطا أمما وأوحينا إلى موسى إذ استسقاه قومه أن اضرب بعصاك الحجر فانبجست منه اثنتا عشرة عينا قد علم كل أناس مشربهم وظللنا عليهم الغمام وأنزلنا عليهم المن والسلوى كلوا من طيبات ما رزقناكم وما ظلمونا ولكن كانوا أنفسهم يظلمون