وَإِذْ And when wa-idh We took akhadhnā your covenant mīthāqakum and We raised warafaʿnā over you fawqakumu the mount l-ṭūra Hold khudhū what mā We gave you ātaynākum with firmness biquwwatin and listen wa-is'maʿū They said qālū We heard samiʿ'nā and we disobeyed waʿaṣaynā And they were made to drink wa-ush'ribū in fī their hearts qulūbihimu (love of) the calf l-ʿij'la because of their disbelief bikuf'rihim Say qul Evil (is) that bi'samā orders you (to do) it yamurukum with bihi your faith īmānukum if in you are kuntum believers mu'minīna
And [recall] when We took your covenant and raised over you the mount, [saying], "Take what We have given you with determination and listen." They said [instead], "We hear and disobey." And their hearts absorbed [the worship of] the calf because of their disbelief. Say, "How wretched is that which your faith enjoins upon you, if you should be believers."