We have taken a covenant from the Children of Israel, and we sent to them messengers. Whenever a messenger went to them with anything they disliked, some of them they rejected, and some they killed.
لَقَد أَخَذنا ميثٰقَ بَنى إِسرٰءيلَ وَأَرسَلنا إِلَيهِم رُسُلًا كُلَّما جاءَهُم رَسولٌ بِما لا تَهوىٰ أَنفُسُهُم فَريقًا كَذَّبوا وَفَريقًا يَقتُلونَ
laqad akhaznaa meesaaqa Banee Israaa’eela wa arsalnaaa ilaihim Rusulan kullamaa jaaa’ahum Rasoolum bimaa laa tahwaaa anfusuhum fareeqan kazzaboo wa fareeqany yaqtuloon