وَاِذْ قَالَ مُوسٰى لِقَوْمِهٖٓ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ یَاْمُرُكُمْ اَنْ تَذْبَحُوا بَقَرَةًؕ قَالُٓوا اَتَتَّخِذُنَا هُزُوًاؕ قَالَ اَعُوذُ بِاللّٰهِ اَنْ اَكُونَ مِنَ الْجَاهِلٖینَ
Waith qala moosa liqawmihi inna Allaha yamurukum an tathbahoo baqaratan qaloo atattakhithuna huzuwan qala aAAoothu biAllahi an akoona mina aljahileena
Translations
And [recall] when Moses said to his people, "Indeed, Allah commands you to slaughter a cow." They said, "Do you take us in ridicule?" He said, "I seek refuge in Allah from being among the ignorant
Saheeh International
And when Moses said unto his people: Lo! Allah commandeth you that ye sacrifice a cow, they said: Dost thou make game of us? He answered: Allah forbid that I should be among the foolish
Marmaduke Pickthall