And Moosa chose seventy men from his people for Our promise; therefore when the earthquake seized them, he submitted, “My Lord! If You had willed You could have destroyed them and me, even earlier! Will You destroy us for the deeds which the ignorant among us did? That is not but Your testing us; with it You send astray whomever You will and guide whomever You will; You are our Master, so forgive us and have mercy on us, and You are the Best of the Forgiving.”
موسى براى وعده گاه ما از ميان قومش هفتاد مرد را برگزيد. چون زلزله آنها را فرو گرفت، گفت: اى پروردگار من، اگر مى‌خواستى ايشان را و مرا پيش از اين هلاك مى‌كردى. آيا به خاطر اعمالى كه بيخردان ما انجام داده‌اند ما را به هلاكت مى‌رسانى؟ واين جز امتحان تو نيست. هر كس را بخواهى بدان گمراه مى‌كنى و هر كس را بخواهى هدايت. تو ياور ما هستى، ما را بيامرز و بر ما ببخشاى كه تو بهترين آمرزندگانى.