# Quran 2:54 — Surah Al-Baqarah (The Cow), Verse 54

## Arabic (Uthmani script)
وَإِذۡ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوۡمِهِۦ يَٰقَوۡمِ إِنَّكُمۡ ظَلَمۡتُمۡ أَنفُسَكُم بِٱتِّخَاذِكُمُ ٱلۡعِجۡلَ فَتُوبُوٓاْ إِلَىٰ بَارِئِكُمۡ فَٱقۡتُلُوٓاْ أَنفُسَكُمۡ ذَٰلِكُمۡ خَيۡرٞ لَّكُمۡ عِندَ بَارِئِكُمۡ فَتَابَ عَلَيۡكُمۡۚ إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ ٱلتَّوَّابُ ٱلرَّحِيمُ

## Arabic (IndoPak script)
وَاِذْ قَالَ مُوْسٰی لِقَوْمِهٖ یٰقَوْمِ اِنَّكُمْ ظَلَمْتُمْ اَنْفُسَكُمْ بِاتِّخَاذِكُمُ الْعِجْلَ فَتُوْبُوْۤا اِلٰی بَارِىِٕكُمْ فَاقْتُلُوْۤا اَنْفُسَكُمْ ذٰلِكُمْ خَیْرٌ لَّكُمْ عِنْدَ بَارِىِٕكُمْ فَتَابَ عَلَیْكُمْ اِنَّهٗ هُوَ التَّوَّابُ الرَّحِیْمُ ۟

## Transliteration
Wa iz qaala Moosaa liqawmihee yaa qawmi innakum zalamtum anfusakum bittikhaa zikumul 'ijla fatoobooo ilaa Baari'ikum faqtulooo anfusakum zaalikum khairul lakum 'inda Baari'ikum fataaba 'alaikum; innahoo Huwat Tawwaabur Raheem

## English Translation (Abdullah Yusuf Ali)
> And remember Moses said to his people: "O my people! Ye have indeed wronged yourselves by your worship of the calf: So turn (in repentance) to your Maker, and slay yourselves (the wrong-doers); that will be better for you in the sight of your Maker." Then He turned towards you (in forgiveness): For He is Oft-Returning, Most Merciful.

**Citation:** Quran, Surah Al-Baqarah 2:54 · Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali, The Holy Qur'an: Text, Translation and Commentary (1934)

**Topics:** [Repentance - Tawbah](https://deen.global/quran/topics/repentance-tawbah/repentance-tawbah.md)

**Context:** Surah Al-Baqarah is a medinan surah with 286 ayahs. Full surah: https://deen.global/quran/surah-al-baqarah.md
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