وَلَقَدْ And verily walaqad (had) said qāla to them lahum Harun hārūnu before min before qablu O my people yāqawmi Only innamā you are being tested futintum by it bihi and indeed wa-inna your Lord rabbakumu (is) the Most Gracious l-raḥmānu so follow me fa-ittabiʿūnī and obey wa-aṭīʿū my order amrī
And Aaron had already told them before [the return of Moses], "O my people, you are only being tested by it, and indeed, your Lord is the Most Merciful, so follow me and obey my order."
قَالُوا۟ They said qālū Never lan we will cease nabraḥa being devoted to it ʿalayhi being devoted to it ʿākifīna until ḥattā returns yarjiʿa to us ilaynā Musa mūsā
They said, "We will never cease being devoted to it [i.e., the calf] until Moses returns to us."