وَٱتَّخَذَ And took wa-ittakhadha (the) people qawmu (of) Musa mūsā from min after him baʿdihi from min their ornaments ḥuliyyihim a calf ʿij'lan an image jasadan [for] it lahu (had) a lowing sound khuwārun Did not alam they see yaraw that it annahu (could) not lā speak to them yukallimuhum and not walā guide them yahdīhim (to) a way sabīlan They took it (for worship) ittakhadhūhu and they were wakānū wrongdoers ẓālimīna
Cuando [Moisés] partió [hacia el encuentro con su Señor] su pueblo hizo, con las joyas que tenían, un becerro [de oro] que emitía un mugido. ¿Acaso no veían que éste [ídolo] no les podía hablar ni guiarles? Aun así lo adoraron, cometiendo una injusticia.
وَلَمَّا And when walammā (it was made to) fall suqiṭa into fī their hands aydīhim and they saw wara-aw that they annahum (had) indeed qad gone astray ḍallū they said qālū If la-in not lam has Mercy on us yarḥamnā Our Lord rabbunā and forgive wayaghfir [for] us lanā we will surely be lanakūnanna among mina the losers l-khāsirīna
Pero cuando se arrepintieron y vieron que se habían desviado, exclamaron: “Si nuestro Señor no tiene misericordia de nosotros y nos perdona, seremos de los perdedores”.