فَٱسْتَخَفَّ قَوْمَهُۥ فَأَطَاعُوهُ ۚ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ قَوْمًا فَـٰسِقِينَ
Fa i stakhaffa qawmahu faa ta AAoohu innahum k a noo qawman f a siqeen a Thus he incited his people to levity, and they obeyed him: for, behold, they were people depraved!
 - Mohammad Asad
Thus did he incite his people and they obeyed him; surely they were a nation of transgressors.
 - Muhammad Farooq-i-Azam Malik
And so he fooled his people, and they obeyed him. They were truly a rebellious people.
 - Mustafa Khattab
Thus he persuaded his people to make light (of Moses), and they obeyed him. Lo! they were a wanton folk.
 - Marmaduke Pickthall
Thus did he make fools of his people and they obeyed him: Truly were they a people rebellious (against Allah).
 - Abdullah Yusuf Ali