وَٱخۡتَارَ مُوسَىٰ قَوۡمَهُۥ سَبۡعِینَ رَجُلࣰا لِّمِیقَـٰتِنَاۖ فَلَمَّاۤ أَخَذَتۡهُمُ ٱلرَّجۡفَةُ قَالَ رَبِّ لَوۡ شِئۡتَ أَهۡلَكۡتَهُم مِّن قَبۡلُ وَإِیَّـٰیَۖ أَتُهۡلِكُنَا بِمَا فَعَلَ ٱلسُّفَهَاۤءُ مِنَّاۤۖ إِنۡ هِیَ إِلَّا فِتۡنَتُكَ تُضِلُّ بِهَا مَن تَشَاۤءُ وَتَهۡدِی مَن تَشَاۤءُۖ أَنتَ وَلِیُّنَا فَٱغۡفِرۡ لَنَا وَٱرۡحَمۡنَاۖ وَأَنتَ خَیۡرُ ٱلۡغَـٰفِرِینَ ۝١٥٥
wa-ikh'tāra mūsā qawmahu sabʿīna rajulan limīqātinā falammā akhadhathumu l-rajfatu qāla rabbi law shi'ta ahlaktahum min qablu wa-iyyāya atuh'likunā bimā faʿala l-sufahāu minnā in hiya illā fit'natuka tuḍillu bihā man tashāu watahdī man tashāu anta waliyyunā fa-igh'fir lanā wa-ir'ḥamnā wa-anta khayru l-ghāfirīn
Abdel Haleem: Moses chose from his people seventy men for Our appointment, and when they were seized by trembling, he prayed, ‘My Lord, if You had chosen to do so, You could have destroyed them long before this, and me too, so will You now destroy us for what the foolish among us have done? This is only a trial from You- through it, You cause whoever You will to stray and guide whoever You will- and You are our Protector, so forgive us and have mercy on us. You are the best of those who forgive

Interlinear Analysis

1
wa-ikh'tāra
اخْتارَ
Root: خ ي ر
Verb
2
mūsā
مُوسَى
Root: م و س ى
Noun
3
qawmahu
قَوْم
Root: ق و م
Noun
4
sabʿīna
سَبْع
Root: س ب ع
Noun
5
rajulan
رَجُل
Root: ر ج ل
Noun
6
limīqātinā
مِيقات
Root: و ق ت
Noun
7
falammā
لَمّا
Root: ل م ا
Noun
8
akhadhathumu
أَخَذَ
Root: أ خ ذ
Verb
9
l-rajfatu
رَجْفَة
Root: ر ج ف
Noun
10
qāla
قالَ
Root: ق و ل
Verb
11
rabbi
رَبّ
Root: ر ب ب
Noun
12
law
لَو
Root: ل و
Prep.
13
shi'ta
شاءَ
Root: ش ي أ
Verb
14
ahlaktahum
أَهْلَكَ
Root: ه ل ك
Verb
15
min
مِن
Root: م ن
Prep.
16
qablu
قَبْل
Root: ق ب ل
Noun
17
wa-iyyāya
إِيّا
Root: ا ي ا
Noun
18
atuh'likunā
أَهْلَكَ
Root: ه ل ك
Verb
19
bimā
ما
Root: م ا
Noun
20
faʿala
فَعَلَ
Root: ف ع ل
Verb
21
l-sufahāu
سَفِيه
Root: س ف ه
Noun
22
minnā
مِن
Root: م ن
Prep.
23
in
إِن
Root: ا ن
Prep.
24
هِىَ
hiya
Noun
25
illā
إِلّا
Root: إ ل ا
Prep.
26
fit'natuka
فِتْنَة
Root: ف ت ن
Noun
27
tuḍillu
أَضَلَّ
Root: ض ل ل
Verb
28
بِهَا
bihā
Noun
29
man
مَن
Root: م ن
Noun
30
tashāu
شاءَ
Root: ش ي أ
Verb
31
watahdī
هَدَى
Root: ه د ي
Verb
32
man
مَن
Root: م ن
Noun
33
tashāu
شاءَ
Root: ش ي أ
Verb
34
أَنتَ
anta
Noun
35
waliyyunā
وَلِيّ
Root: و ل ي
Noun
36
fa-igh'fir
غَفَرَ
Root: غ ف ر
Verb
37
لَنَا
lanā
Noun
38
wa-ir'ḥamnā
رَحِمَ
Root: ر ح م
Verb
39
وَأَنتَ
wa-anta
Noun
40
khayru
خَيْر
Root: خ ي ر
Noun
41
l-ghāfirīna
غافِر
Root: غ ف ر
Noun