P: Then he produced for them a calf, of saffron hue, which gave forth a lowing sound. And they cried: This is your god and the god of Moses, but he hath forgotten.
S: So he brought forth for them a calf, a (mere) body, which had a mooing sound, so they said: This is your god and the god of Musa, but he forgot.
020.089 Y: Could they not see that it could not return them a word (for answer), and that it had no power either to harm them or to do them good?
P: See they not, then, that it returneth no saying unto them and possesseth for them neither hurt nor use?
S: What! could they not see that it did not return to them a reply, and (that) it did not control any harm or benefit for them?
020.090 Y: Aaron had already, before this said to them: "O my people! ye are being tested in this: for verily your Lord is (Allah) Most Gracious; so follow me and obey my command."
P: And Aaron indeed had told them beforehand: O my people! Ye are but being seduced therewith, for lo! your Lord is the Beneficent, so follow me and obey my order.
S: And certainly Haroun had said to them before: O my people! you are only tried by it, and surely your Lord is the Beneficent Allah, therefore follow me and obey my order.
020.091 Y: They had said: "We will not abandon this cult, but we will devote ourselves to it until Moses returns to us."
P: They said: We shall by no means cease to be its votaries till Moses return unto us.