yet when punishment overtook them they said o moses invoke your lord for us as you have been enjoined. if the torment is removed we shall certainly believe in you and let the people of israel go with you.
ولما وقع عليهم الرجز قالوا يا موسى ادع لنا ربك بما عهد عندك لئن كشفت عنا الرجز لنؤمنن لك ولنرسلن معك بني إسرائيل