قَالُوا۟ لَن نَّبْرَحَ عَلَيْهِ عَـٰكِفِينَ حَتَّىٰ يَرْجِعَ إِلَيْنَا مُوسَىٰ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- They said, "We will never cease being devoted to it [i.e., the calf] until Moses returns to us."
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- "மூஸா எங்களிடம் திரும்பி வரும் வரையில், நாங்கள் இதன் ஆராதனையை நிறுத்த மாட்டோம்" என்று அவர்கள் கூறினர்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- මූසා අප වෙත නැවත පැමිණෙන තෙක් ඒ මත රැඳී සිටීමෙන් කිසිවිටෙක අපි ඉවත් නො වන්නෙමු යැයි ඔවුහු පැවසූහ.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- انہوں نے جواب دیا کہ موسیٰ (علیہ السلام) کی واپسی تک تو ہم اسی کے مجاور بنے بیٹھے رہیں گے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- かれらは言った。「わたしたちは，ムーサーが帰って来るまで，（仔牛）を拝み続けるでしょう。」
- ChineseMa Jian
- 他们说：我们必继续崇拜牛犊，直至穆萨转回来。
Tafsir of 20:91
Harun prohibits them from worship of Calf and the Persistence of the Children of Israel in doing so Allah, the Exalted, informs of Harun's attempt to prohibit them from worshipping the calf and his telling them that this was only a test for them. He told them that their Lord was the Most Beneficent, Who created everything and decreed for everything its just measure. He is the Owner of the Mighty Throne, the One Who does whatever He wants. فَاتَّبِعُونِى وَأَطِيعُواْ أَمْرِى (so follow me and obey my order.) Meaning, "Follow me in that which I am commanding you with and leave that which I forbid you from." قَالُواْ لَن نَّبْرَحَ عَلَيْهِ عَكِفِينَ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ إِلَيْنَا مُوسَى (They said: "We will not stop worshipping it, until Musa returns to us.") meaning, "We will not cease in our worship of this calf until we hear what Musa has to say about it." So they opposed Harun in this matter and they fought against him, nearly killing him.
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
