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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 31

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فبعث الله غرابا يبحث في الارض ليريه كيف يواري سوءة اخيه قال يا ويلتا اعجزت ان اكون مثل هذا الغراب فاواري سوءة اخي فاصبح من النادمين

Then God sent a raven, Who scratched the ground, To show him how to hide The shame of his brother. "Woe is me!" said he; "Was I not even able To be as this raven, And to hide the shame Of my brother?" Then he became Full of regrets—

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  • Verse 31 of 120
  • Juz 6
  • Page 112

Word by word

  1. فَبَعَثَThen (was) sentfabaʿatha
  2. ٱللَّهُ(by) Allahl-lahu
  3. غُرَابًۭاa crowghurāban
  4. يَبْحَثُit (was) scratchingyabḥathu
  5. فِىinfī
  6. ٱلْأَرْضِthe earthl-arḍi
  7. لِيُرِيَهُۥto show himliyuriyahu
  8. كَيْفَhowkayfa
  9. يُوَٰرِىto hideyuwārī
  10. سَوْءَةَ(the) dead bodysawata
  11. أَخِيهِ ۚ(of) his brotherakhīhi
  12. قَالَHe saidqāla
  13. يَـٰوَيْلَتَىٰٓWoe to meyāwaylatā
  14. أَعَجَزْتُAm I unableaʿajaztu
  15. أَنْthatan
  16. أَكُونَI can beakūna
  17. مِثْلَlikemith'la
  18. هَـٰذَاthishādhā
  19. ٱلْغُرَابِ[the] crowl-ghurābi
  20. فَأُوَٰرِىَand hidefa-uwāriya
  21. سَوْءَةَ(the) dead bodysawata
  22. أَخِى ۖ(of) my brotherakhī
  23. فَأَصْبَحَThen he becamefa-aṣbaḥa
  24. مِنَofmina
  25. ٱلنَّـٰدِمِينَthe regretfull-nādimīna

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