and moses chose seventy of his people for our place of meeting when they were seized with violent quaking he prayed o my lord! if it had been thy will thou couldst have destroyed long before both them and me wouldst thou destroy us for the deeds of the foolish ones among us? this is no more than thy trial by it thou causest whom thou wilt to stray and thou leadest whom thou wilt into the right path. thou art our protector so forgive us and give us thy mercy for thou art the best of those who forgive.
واختار موسى قومه سبعين رجلا لميقاتنا فلما أخذتهم الرجفة قال رب لو شئت أهلكتهم من قبل وإياي أتهلكنا بما فعل السفهاء منا إن هي إلا فتنتك تضل بها من تشاء وتهدي من تشاء أنت ولينا فاغفر لنا وارحمنا وأنت خير الغافرين