( ولقد قال لهم هارون من قبل ) من قبل رجوع موسى ، ( ياقوم إنما فتنتم به ) ابتليتم بالعجل ، ( وإن ربكم الرحمن فاتبعوني ) على ديني في عبادة الله ، ( وأطيعوا أمري ) في ترك عبادة العجل .
Aaron had said to them before Moses returned to them: “The making of the calf from gold and its mooing are only to test you, to distinguish the believer from the disbeliever. And your Lord, O people, is Allah, so follow me by worshipping Him alone and obey my command to leave worshipping others besides Him”.