قَالُواْ لَن نَّبۡرَحَ عَلَيۡهِ عَٰكِفِينَ حَتَّىٰ يَرۡجِعَ إِلَيۡنَا مُوسَىٰ
(20:91) But they answered: "By no means shall we cease to worship it until
Moses returns to us."9
Moses returns to us."9
قَالَ يَٰهَٰرُونُ مَا مَنَعَكَ إِذۡ رَأَيۡتَهُمۡ ضَلُّوٓاْ
(20:92) (After rebuking his people) Moses turned to Aaron and said: "Aaron!
What prevented you, when you saw them going astray,
What prevented you, when you saw them going astray,
أَلَّا تَتَّبِعَنِۖ أَفَعَصَيۡتَ أَمۡرِي
(20:93) from following my way? Have you disobeyed my command?"0
قَالَ يَبۡنَؤُمَّ لَا تَأۡخُذۡ بِلِحۡيَتِي وَلَا بِرَأۡسِيٓۖ إِنِّي خَشِيتُ أَن تَقُولَ فَرَّقۡتَ بَيۡنَ بَنِيٓ إِسۡرَـٰٓءِيلَ وَلَمۡ تَرۡقُبۡ قَوۡلِي
(20:94) Aaron answered: "Son of my mother! Do not seize me with my beard,
nor by (the hair of) my head.1 I feared that on returning you might
say: 'You sowed discord among the Children of Israel, and did not pay heed to
my words.'"2
nor by (the hair of) my head.1 I feared that on returning you might
say: 'You sowed discord among the Children of Israel, and did not pay heed to
my words.'"2
قَالَ فَمَا خَطۡبُكَ يَٰسَٰمِرِيُّ
(20:95) Moses said: "What, then, is your case, O Samiri?"