وَٱخْتَارَ And chose wa-ikh'tāra Musa mūsā (from) his people qawmahu seventy sabʿīna men rajulan for Our appointment limīqātinā Then when falammā seized them akhadhathumu the earthquake l-rajfatu he said qāla O my Lord rabbi If law you (had) willed shi'ta You (could) have destroyed them ahlaktahum from min before qablu and me wa-iyyāya Would You destroy us atuh'likunā for what bimā did faʿala the foolish l-sufahāu among us minnā Not in it (was) hiya but illā Your trial fit'natuka You let go astray tuḍillu by it bihā whom man You will tashāu and You guide watahdī whom man You will tashāu You anta (are) our Protector waliyyunā so forgive fa-igh'fir us lanā and have mercy upon us wa-ir'ḥamnā and You wa-anta (are) Best khayru (of) Forgivers l-ghāfirīna
And Moses chose from his people seventy men for Our appointment.1 And when the earthquake seized them,2 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.