فَرَجَعَ Then Musa returned farajaʿa Then Musa returned mūsā to ilā his people qawmihi angry ghaḍbāna (and) sorrowful asifan He said qāla O my people yāqawmi Did not alam promise you yaʿid'kum your Lord rabbukum a promise waʿdan good ḥasanan Then, did seem long afaṭāla to you ʿalaykumu the promise l-ʿahdu or am did you desire aradttum that an descend yaḥilla upon you ʿalaykum (the) Anger ghaḍabun of min your Lord rabbikum so you broke fa-akhlaftum (the) promise to me mawʿidī
So Moses returned to his people, angry and grieved.1 He said, "O my people, did your Lord not make you a good promise?2 Then, was the time [of its fulfillment] too long for you, or did you wish that wrath from your Lord descend upon you, so you broke your promise [of obedience] to me?"