And Moses chose from his people seventy men for Our appointment. And when the earthquake seized them, he said, "My Lord, if You had willed, You could have destroyed them before and me [as well]. Would You destroy us for what the foolish among us have done? This is not but Your trial by which You send astray whom You will and guide whom You will. You are our Protector, so forgive us and have mercy upon us; and You are the best of forgivers.
و موسى از ميان قوم خود هفتاد مرد براى ميعاد ما برگزيد، و چون زلزله، آنان را فرو گرفت، گفت: «پروردگارا، اگر مى‌خواستى، آنان را و مرا پيش از اين هلاك مى‌ساختى. آيا ما را به [سزاى‌] آنچه كم‌خردان ما كرده‌اند هلاك مى‌كنى؟ اين جز آزمايش تو نيست؛ هر كه را بخواهى به وسيله آن گمراه و هر كه را بخواهى هدايت مى‌كنى؛ تو سرور مايى؛ پس ما را بيامرز و به ما رحم كن، و تو بهترين آمرزندگانى.»