الْبَقَرَةِ

Surah Al-Baqarah, ayah 60

The Cow · Medinan · 286 ayahs

2:60

وَاِذِ اسْتَسْقٰى مُوسٰى لِقَوْمِهٖ فَقُلْنَا اضْرِبْ بِعَصَاكَ الْحَجَرَؕ فَانْفَجَرَتْ مِنْهُ اثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ عَیْنًاؕ قَدْ عَلِمَ كُلُّ اُنَاسٍ مَشْرَبَهُمْؕ كُلُوا وَاشْرَبُوا مِنْ رِزْقِ اللّٰهِ وَلَا تَعْثَوْا فِی الْاَرْضِ مُفْسِدٖینَ

Waithi istasqa moosa liqawmihi faqulna idrib biAAasaka alhajara fainfajarat minhu ithnata AAashrata AAaynan qad AAalima kullu onasin mashrabahum kuloo waishraboo min rizqi Allahi wala taAAthaw fee alardi mufsideena

Translations

And [recall] when Moses prayed for water for his people, so We said, "Strike with your staff the stone." And there gushed forth from it twelve springs, and every people knew its watering place. "Eat and drink from the provision of Allah, and do not commit abuse on the earth, spreading corruption

Saheeh International

And when Moses asked for water for his people, We said: Smite with thy staff the rock. And there gushed out therefrom twelve springs (so that) each tribe knew their drinking-place. Eat and drink of that which Allah hath provided, and do not act corruptly, making mischief in the earth

Marmaduke Pickthall