94قالَ يَا ابنَ أُمَّ لا تَأخُذ بِلِحيَتي وَلا بِرَأسي ۖ إِنّي خَشيتُ أَن تَقولَ فَرَّقتَ بَينَ بَني إِسرائيلَ وَلَم تَرقُب قَوليMuhammad AsadAnswered [Aaron]: "O my mother's son! Seize me not by my beard, nor by my head!1 Behold, I was afraid lest [on thy return] thou say, 'Thou hast caused a split among the children of Israel, and hast paid no heed to my bidding!"2See 7:150.Lit., "to my word" or "to what I had said" - evidently, about the importance of keeping the people united (Zamakhshari).