They said: ‘(O Musa (Moses) [Moses]!) We were persecuted before you came to us and after your arrival as well. (We have suffered both ways. When will our misery end?) Musa ([Moses] appeasing his people) said: ‘Your Lord would soon destroy your enemy and (then) make you the successors (to the governance) in the land and He will then monitor how you perform (after coming into power).’