Read Surah Al-Baqara
بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
وَ اِذْ قُلْتُمْ یٰمُوْسٰی لَنْ نَّصْبِرَ عَلٰی طَعَامٍ وَّاحِدٍ فَادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ یُخْرِجْ لَنَا مِمَّا تُنْۢبِتُ الْاَرْضُ مِنْۢ بَقْلِهَا وَ قِثَّآىِٕهَا وَ فُوْمِهَا وَ عَدَسِهَا وَ بَصَلِهَا ؕ قَالَ اَتَسْتَبْدِلُوْنَ الَّذِیْ هُوَ اَدْنٰی بِالَّذِیْ هُوَ خَیْرٌ ؕ اِهْبِطُوْا مِصْرًا فَاِنَّ لَكُمْ مَّا سَاَلْتُمْ ؕ وَ ضُرِبَتْ عَلَیْهِمُ الذِّلَّةُ وَ الْمَسْكَنَةُ ۗ وَ بَآءُوْ بِغَضَبٍ مِّنَ اللّٰهِ ؕ ذٰلِكَ بِاَنَّهُمْ كَانُوْا یَكْفُرُوْنَ بِاٰیٰتِ اللّٰهِ وَ یَقْتُلُوْنَ النَّبِیّٖنَ بِغَیْرِ الْحَقِّ ؕ ذٰلِكَ بِمَا عَصَوْا وَّ كَانُوْا یَعْتَدُوْنَ۠۶۱
Remember, when you said: "O Moses, we are tired of eating the same food (day after day), ask your Lord to give us fruits of the earth, herbs and cucumbers, grains and lentils and onions;" he said: "Would you rather exchange what is good with what is bad? Go then to the city, you shall have what you ask." So they were disgraced and became indigent, earning the anger of God, for they disbelieved the word of God, and slayed the prophets unjustly, for they transgressed and rebelled.اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْا وَ الَّذِیْنَ هَادُوْا وَ النَّصٰرٰی وَ الصّٰبِـِٕیْنَ مَنْ اٰمَنَ بِاللّٰهِ وَ الْیَوْمِ الْاٰخِرِ وَ عَمِلَ صَلِحًا فَلَهُمْ اَجْرُهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ ۪ۚ وَ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَیْهِمْ وَ لَا هُمْ یَحْزَنُوْنَ۶۲
Surely the believers and the Jews, Nazareans and the Sabians, whoever believes in God and the Last Day, and whosoever does right, shall have his reward with his Lord and will neither have fear nor regret.وَ اِذْ اَخَذْنَا مِیْثَاقَكُمْ وَ رَفَعْنَا فَوْقَكُمُ الطُّوْرَ ؕ خُذُوْا مَاۤ اٰتَیْنٰكُمْ بِقُوَّةٍ وَّ اذْكُرُوْا مَا فِیْهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُوْنَ۶۳
Remember the day We made the covenant with you and exalted you on the Mount and said: "Hold fast to what We have given you, and remember what is therein that you may take heed."ثُمَّ تَوَلَّیْتُمْ مِّنْۢ بَعْدِ ذٰلِكَ ۚ فَلَوْ لَا فَضْلُ اللّٰهِ عَلَیْكُمْ وَ رَحْمَتُهٗ لَكُنْتُمْ مِّنَ الْخٰسِرِیْنَ۶۴
But you went back (on your word), and but for the mercy and grace of God you were lost.وَ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ الَّذِیْنَ اعْتَدَوْا مِنْكُمْ فِی السَّبْتِ فَقُلْنَا لَهُمْ كُوْنُوْا قِرَدَةً خٰسِـِٕیْنَۚ۶۵
You know and have known already those among you who had broken the sanctity of the Sabbath, and to whom We had said: "Become (like) apes despised,"فَجَعَلْنٰهَا نَكَالًا لِّمَا بَیْنَ یَدَیْهَا وَ مَا خَلْفَهَا وَ مَوْعِظَةً لِّلْمُتَّقِیْنَ۶۶
And whom We made an example for the people (of the day) and those after them, and warning for those who fear God.وَ اِذْ قَالَ مُوْسٰی لِقَوْمِهٖۤ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ یَاْمُرُكُمْ اَنْ تَذْبَحُوْا بَقَرَةً ؕ قَالُوْۤا اَتَتَّخِذُنَا هُزُوًا ؕ قَالَ اَعُوْذُ بِاللّٰهِ اَنْ اَكُوْنَ مِنَ الْجٰهِلِیْنَ۶۷
Remember, when Moses said to his people: "God demands that you sacrifice a cow," they said: "Are you making fun of us?" And he said: "God forbid that I be of the ignorant."قَالُوا ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ یُبَیِّنْ لَّنَا مَا هِیَ ؕ قَالَ اِنَّهٗ یَقُوْلُ اِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ لَّا فَارِضٌ وَّ لَا بِكْرٌ ؕ عَوَانٌۢ بَیْنَ ذٰلِكَ ؕ فَافْعَلُوْا مَا تُؤْمَرُوْنَ۶۸
"Call on your Lord for us," they said, "that He might inform us what kind she should be." "Neither old nor young, says God, but of age in between," answered Moses. "So do as you are bid."قَالُوا ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ یُبَیِّنْ لَّنَا مَا لَوْنُهَا ؕ قَالَ اِنَّهٗ یَقُوْلُ اِنَّهَا بَقَرَةٌ صَفْرَآءُ ۙ فَاقِعٌ لَّوْنُهَا تَسُرُّ النّٰظِرِیْنَ۶۹
"Call on your Lord," they said, "to tell us the colour of the cow." "God says," answered Moses, "a fawn coloured cow, rich yellow, well pleasing to the eye."قَالُوا ادْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ یُبَیِّنْ لَّنَا مَا هِیَ ۙ اِنَّ الْبَقَرَ تَشٰبَهَ عَلَیْنَا ؕ وَ اِنَّاۤ اِنْ شَآءَ اللّٰهُ لَمُهْتَدُوْنَ۷۰
"Call on your Lord," they said, "to name its variety, as cows be all alike to us. If God wills we shall be guided aright."