we divided them up into twelve tribes each a whole community and we revealed our will to moses when his people asked for water saying strike the rock with your staff. twelve springs gushed from it and each tribe knew its drinking place. we caused the clouds to draw their shadow over them and sent down for them manna and quails saying eat the good things we have given you. they did not wrong us rather it was themselves they wronged.
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