and you were not on the western side when we revealed to musa the commandment and you were not among the witnesses but we raised up generations then life became prolonged to them and you were not dwelling among the people of madyan reciting to them our communications but we were the senders.
وما كنت بجانب الغربي إذ قضينا إلى موسى الأمر وما كنت من الشاهدين ولكنا أنشأنا قرونا فتطاول عليهم العمر وما كنت ثاويا في أهل مدين تتلو عليهم آياتنا ولكنا كنا مرسلين