The Cow — Verse 100
2:100 · al-Baqarah
The Cow 2:100
Text Analysis
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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أَوَكُلَّمَا
awakullamā
|
And is (it not that) whenever | Noun |
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عَٰهَدُوا۟
ʿāhadū
|
they took | V |
|
عَهْدًا
ʿahdan
|
a covenant | Noun |
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نَّبَذَهُۥ
nabadhahu
|
threw it away | V |
|
فَرِيقٌ
farīqun
|
a party | Noun |
|
مِّنْهُم
min'hum
|
of them | Prep |
|
بَلْ
bal
|
Nay | Prep |
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أَكْثَرُهُمْ
aktharuhum
|
most of them | Noun |
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لَا
lā
|
(do) not | Prep |
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يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minūna
|
believe | V |
How is it that whenever they make a covenant or a pledge, some of them throw it away? In fact, most of them do not believe
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
أَوَ كُلَّمَا عَـٰهَدُوا۟ عَهۡدࣰا نَّبَذَهُۥ فَرِیقࣱ مِّنۡهُمۚ بَلۡ أَكۡثَرُهُمۡ لَا یُؤۡمِنُونَ ١٠٠
awakullamā ʿāhadū ʿahdan nabadhahu farīqun min'hum bal aktharuhum lā yu'minūn