4:153 yas-aluka ahlul-kitaabi an tunaz-zila 'Alayhim kitaabam minas samaai faqad sa-aluu muusaa akbara min dhaalika fa qaaluu arinal-laaha jahratan fa akhadhat'humuS Saa'Iqatu bi Zulmihim* thum-mat-takhadhul 'Ijla mim ba'Ådi maa jaa-at'humul bay-yinaatu fa 'Afawnaa 'An dhaalik* wa aataynaa muusaa sulTaanam mubiynaa

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Ahmed Raza Khan: Mohammed Aqib Qadri:
O dear Prophet (Mohammed - peace and blessings be upon him) the People given the Book(s) ask you, to cause a Book to be sent down on them from heaven - so they had asked something even greater from Moosa, for they said, "Show Allah to us, clearly" - so the thunder seized them on account of their sins; then they chose the calf (for worship) after clear signs had come to them, then We forgave this; and We bestowed Moosa with a clear dominance.

Yusuf Ali:
The people of the Book ask thee to cause a book to descend to them from heaven: Indeed they asked Moses for an even greater (miracle), for they said: "Show us Allah in public," but they were dazed for their presumption, with thunder and lightning. Yet they worshipped the calf even after clear signs had come to them; even so we forgave them; and gave Moses manifest proofs of authority.

Pickthal:
The people of the Scripture ask of thee that thou shouldst cause an (actual) Book to descend upon them from heaven. They asked a greater thing of Moses aforetime, for they said: Show us Allah plainly. The storm of lightning seized them for their wickedness. Then (even) after that) they chose the calf (for worship) after clear proofs (of Allah's Sovereignty) had come unto them. And We forgave them that! And We bestowed on Moses evident authority.