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وَإِذْ قُلْتُمْ يَـٰمُوسَىٰ لَن نُّؤْمِنَ لَكَ حَتَّىٰ نَرَى ٱللَّهَ جَهْرَةً فَأَخَذَتْكُمُ ٱلصَّـٰعِقَةُ وَأَنتُمْ تَنظُرُونَ

Wai th qultum y a moos a lan numina laka h att a nar a All a ha jahratan faakha th atkumu a l ssa AAiqatu waantum tan th uroon a

And [remember] when you said, "O Moses, indeed we shall not believe thee unto we see God face to face!" - whereupon the thunderbolt of punishment⁴⁰ overtook you before your very eyes.

- Mohammad Asad

Remember when you said: "O Musa! We shall never believe you until we see Allah with our own eyes," a thunderbolt struck you while you were looking on and you fell dead.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

And 'remember' when you said, 'O Moses! We will never believe you until we see Allah with our own eyes,' so a thunderbolt struck you while you were looking on.

- Mustafa Khattab

And when ye said: O Moses! We will not believe in thee till we see Allah plainly; and even while ye gazed the lightning seized you.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

And remember ye said: "O Moses! we shall never believe in thee until we see Allah manifestly" but ye were dazed with thunder and lightning even as ye looked on. ⁷⁰

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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And [remember] when you said, "O Moses, indeed we shall not believe thee unto we see God face to face!" - whereupon the thunderbolt of punishment⁴⁰ overtook you before your very eyes.

- Mohammad Asad

Remember when you said: "O Musa! We shall never believe you until we see Allah with our own eyes," a thunderbolt struck you while you were looking on and you fell dead.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

And 'remember' when you said, 'O Moses! We will never believe you until we see Allah with our own eyes,' so a thunderbolt struck you while you were looking on.

- Mustafa Khattab

And when ye said: O Moses! We will not believe in thee till we see Allah plainly; and even while ye gazed the lightning seized you.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

And remember ye said: "O Moses! we shall never believe in thee until we see Allah manifestly" but ye were dazed with thunder and lightning even as ye looked on. ⁷⁰

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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And [remember] when you said, "O Moses, indeed we shall not believe thee unto we see God face to face!" - whereupon the thunderbolt of punishment40 overtook you before your very eyes.

- Mohammad Asad

Remember when you said: "O Musa! We shall never believe you until we see Allah with our own eyes," a thunderbolt struck you while you were looking on and you fell dead.

- Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik

And 'remember' when you said, 'O Moses! We will never believe you until we see Allah with our own eyes,' so a thunderbolt struck you while you were looking on.

- Mustafa Khattab

And when ye said: O Moses! We will not believe in thee till we see Allah plainly; and even while ye gazed the lightning seized you.

- Marmaduke Pickthall

And remember ye said: "O Moses! we shall never believe in thee until we see Allah manifestly" but ye were dazed with thunder and lightning even as ye looked on. 70

- Abdullah Yusuf Ali

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And [remember] when you said, "O Moses, indeed we shall not believe thee unto we see God face to face!" - whereupon the thunderbolt of punishment⁴⁰ overtook you before your very eyes.

And remember ye said: "O Moses! we shall never believe in thee until we see Allah manifestly" but ye were dazed with thunder and lightning even as ye looked on. ⁷⁰