And recall that We appointed for Moses forty nights. Then you took to worshiping the calf after him, and you turned wicked.
Then We pardoned you after that, so that you might be grateful.
And recall that We gave Moses the Scripture and the Criterion, so that you may be guided.
And recall that Moses said to his people, "O my people, you have done wrong to yourselves by worshiping the calf. So repent to your Maker, and kill your egos. That would be better for you with your Maker." So He turned to you in repentance. He is the Accepter of Repentance, the Merciful.
And recall that you said, "O Moses, we will not believe in you unless we see Allah plainly." Thereupon the thunderbolt struck you, as you looked on.
Then We revived you after your death, so that you may be appreciative.
And We shaded you with clouds, and We sent down to you manna and quails: "Eat of the good things We have provided for you." They did not wrong Us, but they used to wrong their own souls.
And recall that We said, "Enter this town, and eat plentifully from it whatever you wish; but enter the gate humbly, and say, 'Pardon.' We will forgive your sins, and give increase to the virtuous."
But the wrongdoers among them substituted words other than those given to them, so We sent down on the wrongdoers a plague from heaven, because of their wicked behavior.
And recall when Moses prayed for water for his people. We said, "Strike the rock with your staff." Thereupon twelve springs gushed out from it, and each tribe recognized its drinking-place. "Eat and drink from Allah's provision, and do not corrupt the earth with disobedience."
