in his absence the people of moses adopted a calf made from their ornaments—a body which lowed. did they not see that it could not speak to them nor guide them in any way? they took it for worship. they were in the wrong.
واتخذ قوم موسى من بعده من حليهم عجلا جسدا له خوار ألم يروا أنه لا يكلمهم ولا يهديهم سبيلا اتخذوه وكانوا ظالمين