we split them up into twelve tribal communities and we revealed to moses when his people asked him for water strike the rock with your staff whereat twelve fountains gushed forth from it. every tribe came to know its drinkingplace. and we shaded them with clouds and we sent down to them manna and quails eat of the good things we have provided you. and they did not wrong us but they used to wrong 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