Quran 2:51

Surah Al-Baqarah, Verse 51

Verse 51 of 286 in Surah Al-Baqarah (البقرة), chapter 2 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَإِذْ وَٰعَدْنَا مُوسَىٰٓ أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً ثُمَّ ٱتَّخَذْتُمُ ٱلْعِجْلَ مِنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ وَأَنتُمْ ظَـٰلِمُونَ

EnglishSaheeh International
And [recall] when We made an appointment with Moses for forty nights. Then you took [for worship] the calf after him [i.e., his departure], while you were wrongdoers.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
மேலும் நாம் மூஸாவுக்கு(வேதம் அருள) நாற்பது இரவுகளை வாக்களித்தோம்; (அதற்காக அவர் சென்ற) பின்னர் காளைக்கன்(று ஒன்)றைக் (கடவுளாக) எடுத்துக் கொண்டீர்கள்; (அதனால்) நீங்கள் அக்கிரமக்காரர்களாகி விட்டீர்கள்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
තවද අප මූසාට හතළිස් රැයක් ප්‍රතිඥා දුන් අවස්ථාව සිහිපත් කරනු. අනතුරුව නුඹලා ඔහුගෙන් පසුව (ඔහු ගිය පසු ව) වසු පැටවාව (නැමදුම ට) ගත්තෙහු ය. නුඹලා අපරාධකරුවෝ ම ය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
اور ہم نے (حضرت) موسیٰ ﴿علیہ السلام﴾ سے چالیس راتوں کا وعده کیا، پھر تم نے اس کے بعد بچھڑا پوجنا شروع کردیا اور ﻇالم بن گئے۔
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
また,われが40夜にわたり, ムーサーと約束を結んだ時のこと。その時あなたがたはかれのいない間に仔牛を神として拝し,不義を行った。
ChineseMa Jian
当时,我与穆萨约期四十日,在他离别你们之後,你们认犊为神,你们是不义的。

Tafsir of 2:51

The Children of Israel worshipped the Calf Allah then said, "Remember My favor on you when I forgave you for worshipping the calf." This happened after Musa went to the meeting place with his Lord at the end of that period which was forty days. These forty days were mentioned in Surat Al-A`raf, when Allah said, وَوَعَدْنَا مُوسَى ثَلَثِينَ لَيْلَةً وَأَتْمَمْنَاهَا بِعَشْرٍ (And We appointed for Musa thirty nights and added (to the period) ten (more)) (7:142). It was said that these days were during the month of Dhul-Qa`dah plus the first ten days in Dhul-Hijjah, after the Children of Israel were delivered from Fir`awn and they safely crossed the sea. Allah's statement, وَإِذْ ءَاتَيْنَا مُوسَى الْكِتَبَ (And (remember) when We gave Musa the Scripture) means, the Tawrah, وَالْفُرْقَانِ (And the criterion) that is that which differentiates between truth and falsehood, guidance and deviation.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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Quran 2:51 — Surah Al-Baqarah Verse 51