Ahmed Raza Khan: Mohammed Aqib Qadri:
And remember when We made a covenant with you and raised the Mount Tur (Sinai) above you; "Accept and hold fast to what We give you, and listen"; they said, "We hear and we disobey"; and the calf was still embedded in their hearts because of their disbelief; say (O dear Prophet Mohammed - peace and blessings be upon him), "What an evil command is what your faith orders you, if you are believers!"
Yusuf Ali:
And remember We took your covenant and We raised above you
(the towering height) of Mount (Sinai): (Saying): "Hold firmly to what We
have given you, and hearken (to the Law)": They said:" We hear, and we
disobey:" And they had to drink into their hearts (of the taint) of the
calf because of their Faithlessness. Say: "Vile indeed are the behests of
your Faith if ye have any faith!"
Pickthal:
And when We made with you a covenant and caused the Mount to
tower above you, (saying): Hold fast by that which We have given you, and
hear (Our Word), they said: We hear and we rebel. And (worship of) the calf
was made to sink into their hearts because of their rejection (of the
covenant). Say (unto them): Evil is that which your belief enjoineth on
you, if ye are believers.
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