Quran 20 : 88

Then he brought forth for them a calf's body it had a lowing sound, and they said, "This (is) your god and the god (of) Musa, but he forgot."
فَأَخْرَجَ
Faakhraja
لَهُمْ
Lahum
عِجْلًا
ʿIjlana
جَسَدًا
Jasadana
لَّهُۥ
Llahu
خُوَارٌ
Khuwārun
فَقَالُوا۟
Faqālūa
هَٰذَآ
Haādhaa
إِلَٰهُكُمْ
Iilaāhukum
وَإِلَٰهُ
Waiilaāhu
مُوسَىٰ
Mūsaāā
فَنَسِىَ
Fanasiāa

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And he produced for them a calf: a body with a low. Then they Said: this is your god and the god of Musa, and that he forgat

Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)

Then he brought out for them a calf, a life less body lowing, then they said, 'this is your God and the god of Musa, and Musa forgot.

Linda "iLham" Barto

“He brought forth the image of a calf. It seemed to moo. They said, ‘This is your god and the god of Moses, but he has forgotten.’”

Irving/Hegab

He produced a calf for them in the shape of a body that mooed. They said: "This is your god, the god of Moses; he has forgotten [it]."

Mir Aneesuddin

Then he took out for them a body of a calf, it had a hollow sound, then he said, "This is your god and the god of Musa, but he forgot."

Wahiduddin Khan

then he forged a calf for theman image producing a lowing sound. They said, This is your deity, the deity of Moses; he has forgotten it

Corpus.Quran

Then he brought forth for them a calf's body it had a lowing sound and they said This (is) your god and the god (of) Musa but he forgot

Musharraf Hussain

Samiri shaped for them a statue of a calf that made a mooing sound, so they said, “This is god and the god of Musa, but he deceived them.”

Talal Itani & AI (2024)

Then he produced for them a statue of a calf which made a mooing sound. They said, “This is your god and the god of Moses, but he forgot.”

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Then he brought forth for them a calf, a body, which had a hollow sound, so they said: This is your god and the god of Moses; but he forgot

Arthur John Arberry

(Then he brought out for them a Calf, a mere body that lowed; and they said, 'This is your god, and the god of Moses, whom he has forgotten.

John Medows Rodwell

and brought forth to them a corporeal lowing calf: and they said, "This is your God and the God of Moses, whom he hath forgotten."

N J Dawood 2014

and forged for them a calf, an image with a hollow sound. "This," they said, "is your god and the god of Moses whom he has forgotten."‘

Edward Henry Palmer

and he brought forth for the people a corporeal calf which lowed.' And they said, 'This is your god and the god of Moses, but he has forgotten!

Shakir

So he brought forth for them a calf, a (mere) body, which had a mooing sound, so they said: This is your god and the god of Musa, but he forgot

[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)

He then produced for them a sculpture of a calf that emitted a cry. So they said: "This is your god and the god of Moses, but he had forgotten!"

Samy Mahdy

So he exited out for them a lifeless calf body, for it a lowing sound. So, they said, “This is your God, and Moses’s God, but he has forgotten!”

The Study Quran

Then he brought forth for them a calf as a mere body that lowed, and they said, “This is your god and the god of Moses, though he has forgotten.

Ahmed Ali

Then he produced the image of a calf which mooed like a cow. And they said: 'This is your god and the god of Moses (whom) he has neglected."

The Wise Quran

And he brought forth for them a calf's body, it had a lowing sound, and they said, 'This is your god and the god of Moses, but he has forgotten.'

Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah

and made a calf for them, a figure that lowed. "This," they said, "is your god and the god of Moses but whom he has forgotten."

Rashad Khalifa

He produced for them a sculpted calf, complete with a calf's sound. They said, "This is your god, and the god of Moses." Thus, he forgot.

Mustaqim

Then he brought the body of a calf out for them which had a mooing sound, so they said: this is your god and the god of Musa (Moses), but he forgot.

Talal Itani (2012)

So he produced for them a calf—a mere body which lowed. And they said, 'This is your god, and the god of Moses, but he has forgotten.'

Ali Quli Qara'i

Then he produced for them a calf —a [lifeless] body with a low— and they said, This is your god and the god of Moses, so he forgot

T.B.Irving

He produced a calf for them in the shape of a body that mooed. They said: "This is your god, the god of Moses; he has forgotten [it]."

Muhammad Ahmed - Samira

So he brought out for them a body (of) a (M) calf, for him (is a) moo/bellow , so they said: "This (is) your god, and Moses' god." So he forgot

Bilal Muhammad 2018

“Then he brought out before them the image of a calf. It seemed mysterious, so they said, ‘this is your god, and the god of Moses, but he has forgotten.’

Fode Drame

So he brought forth for them a calf with a body and it has a bellowing sound so they said, “This is your god and the god of Moses” but he [Samiri] forgot.

MunirMezyed2023

Then he produced for them a Calf, a (mere) body, which had bellowing sound. And they said: "This is your god and the god of Moses, but Moses has forgotten."

Bakhtiari Nejad

Then he brought out (of the fire) a body of a calf for them which had a sound, so they said: “This is your god and god of Moses, but he (Moses) has forgotten.”

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

Then he produced for them a calf, of saffron hue, which gave forth a lowing sound. And they cried: This is your god and the god of Moses, but he hath forgotten

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

Then he brought forth for them a calf, which was (merely) a body with a lowing sound. Then they said, .This is your god and the god of Musa, and he (Musa) erred

Munir Mezyed

Then he produced for them a calf, a (mere) body, which had bellowing sound, and they said, "This is your god and the god of ‘Moses’, but ‘Moses’ has forgotten."

Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar

Then, he brought out for them a calf, a lifeless body that had the lowing sound of flocks. Then, they said: This is your god and the God of Moses whom he forgot.

Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)

And he extracted for them [the statue of] a calf which had a lowing sound, and they said, "This is your god and the god of Moses, but he forgot."

Mustafa Khattab 2018

Then he moulded for them an idol of a calf that made a lowing sound. They said, “This is your god and the god of Moses, but Moses forgot ˹where it was˺!”

Bijan Moeinian

Thus Sumerian made for them a statue of a calf which would make a sound. Then people cried: “This is your Lord and the Lord of Moses; how senile of Moses!”

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali

Then he brought out for them a corporeal calf that had a lowing (voice); so they said, "This is your god, and the god of Musa, (Moses) yet he has forgotten."

Dr. Munir Munshey

"Then, he shaped the gold into the figure of a calf, and it mooed like one! People cried out, "This is your God. The God of Musa. He forgot (to mention it)."

Aisha Bewley

Then he produced a calf for them, a physical form which made a lowing sound. So they said, ´This is your god — and Musa´s god as well, but he forgot.´

Faridul Haque

He therefore made a calf for them - a lifeless body, making sounds like a cow - so they said, "This is your God and the God of Moosa; whereas Moosa has forgotten."

Ahmed Hulusi

(Samiri) made a statue of a calf for them that produced a roaring sound... Whereupon they said, “This is your deity-god and the deity-god of Moses, but Moses has forgotten it!”

Safi Kaskas

The Samaritan made them [a statue of] a calf, which had a lowing sound, so they said [to each other) , "This is your god and the god of Moses, but he has forgotten [his past]."

Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

"Then he brought out (of the fire) before the (people) the image of a calf: It seemed to low: so they said: This is your god, and the god of Moses, but (Moses) has forgotten!"

Abdel Haleem

but he [used the molten jewellery to] produce an image of a calf which made a lowing sound, and they said, ‘This is your god and Moses’ god, but he has forgotten.’

Maududi

and brought out of there (from the molten gold) the effigy of a calf that lowed." The people cried out: "This is your deity and the deity of Moses, whom Moses has forgotten."

Mohammad Shafi

Then he (Samiri) brought out for them a body of a calf, from which emanated a low sound. Then he told them, "This is your god and the god of Moses. But he (Moses) has forgotten it."

Muhammad Sarwar

Then the Samiri forged the body of a motionless calf which gave out a hollow sound." The people said, "This is your Lord and the Lord of Moses whom he (Moses) forgot to mention"

George Sale

and he produced unto them a corporeal calf, which lowed. And al Sameri and his companions said, this is your god, and the god of Moses; but he hath forgotten him, and is gone to seek some other

Sher Ali

Then he produced for them a calf - a mere body which emitted a lowing sound. Then he and his companions said, `This is your god, and the god of Moses but he has forgotten it and left it behind.

Hamid S. Aziz

Then he brought forth for the people (out of the fire) a corporeal (a statue of a) calf. It seemed to low, and they said, "This is your god and the god of Moses, but he has forgotten!"

Abdul Hye

Then he took out (of the fire) for them (statue of) a calf body and it had a low sound. Then said: ‘This is your one worthy of worship, and the deity of Moses, but (Moses) has forgotten (his deity).’”

Hilali - Khan

Then he took out (of the fire) for them a statue of a calf which seemed to low. They said: "This is your ilah (god), and the ilah (god) of Moosa (Moses), but (Moosa (Moses)) has forgotten (his god)."

Shabbir Ahmed

Then As-Samiri (experienced in sculpting) made the effigy of a calf. It even brought forth a lowing sound with wind or when blown into. So they said, "This is your god, and the god of Moses, but he has forgotten."

Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri

Then he (Samiri) moulded (out of the molten ornaments) a statue of a calf for them which produced a sound like that of a cow. Then they said: ‘This is your Lord and the Lord of Musa (Moses too). So he (Samiri) forgot (at this point).

Ali Ünal

And then he brought out for them a calf shaping to it (from the molten ornaments) a body (which made a sound like) mooing. Then they said (some of them to others): "This is your deity and the deity of Moses, but he has forgotten."

Syed Vickar Ahamed

"Then he (As-Samiri) brought out (of the fire) the image of a calf before the (people): It seemed to moo (like a low noise of a cow): So they said: ‘This is your god, and the god of Musa (Moses), but he (Musa) has forgotten (his god)!’ "

Dr. Kamal Omar

Then (As-Samiri) carved out for them, a calf in the form of a statue. For it (he also introduced some mechanism producing) a lowing sound. So people (who were bewitched) said: “This is your ilah, and the ilah (god) of Musa, but he (i.e., Musa) has forgotten (his god).”

Muhammad Asad

But then, [so they told Moses, the Samaritan] had produced for them [out of the molten gold] the effigy of a calf, which made a lowing sound; and thereupon they said [to one another], "This is your deity, and the deity of Moses-but he has forgotten [his past]

Amatul Rahman Omar

Then (it came to pass that) he (- Samiri) produced (an effigy of) a calf for the people (to worship), a mere body (without a soul) which emitted a lowing sound. And then they (- Samiri and his followers) said, `This is your god as well as that of Moses,' so he (- Samiri) gave up (the religion of Moses)