And remember Moses said to his people: "Allah commands that ye sacrifice a heifer." They said: "Makest thou a laughing-stock of us?" He said: "Allah save me from being an ignorant (fool)!"

If their spurning is hard on thy mind, yet if thou wert able to seek a tunnel in the ground or a ladder to the skies and bring them a sign,- (what good?). If it were Allah's will, He could gather them together unto true guidance: so be not thou amongst those who are swayed by ignorance (and impatience)!

Hold to forgiveness; command what is right; But turn away from the ignorant.

He said: "O Noah! He is not of thy family: For his conduct is unrighteous. So ask not of Me that of which thou hast no knowledge! I give thee counsel, lest thou act like the ignorant!"

He said: "O my Lord! the prison is more to my liking than that to which they invite me: Unless Thou turn away their snare from me, I should (in my youthful folly) feel inclined towards them and join the ranks of the ignorant."

And when they hear vain talk, they turn away therefrom and say: "To us our deeds, and to you yours; peace be to you: we seek not the ignorant."

当时，穆萨对他的宗族说：“真主的确命令你们宰一头牛。”他们说：“你愚弄我们吗？”他说：“我求真主保佑我，以免我变成愚人。”

如果他们的拒绝使你难堪，那末，如果你能找著一条入地的隧道，或一架登天的梯子，从而昭示他们一种迹象，（你就这样做吧。）假若真主意欲，他必将他们集合在正道上，故你绝不要做无知的人。

你要原谅，要劝导，要避开愚人。

主说：“努哈啊！他的确不是你的家属，他是作恶的，你不要向我祈求你所不知道的事情。我劝你不要自居于愚人之列。”

他说：“我的主啊！我宁愿坐牢，也不愿响应她们的召唤。如果你不为我排除她们的诡计，我将依恋她们，我将变成愚人。”

当他们听到恶言的时候，立即退避，他们说：“我们有我们的行为，你们有你们的行为。祝你们平安！我们不求愚人的友谊。”