we divided them into twelve tribes. when his people asked for water we said to moses strike the rock with your staff and behold twelve springs of water gushed forth so that each of the tribes had a place of its own to drink and we made the clouds spread shade over them and sent for them manna and quails eat of the good things we have provided for you. but they did not harm us they harmed themselves.
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