The Cow — Verse 138
2:138 · al-Baqarah
The Cow 2:138
Text Analysis
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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صِبْغَةَ
ṣib'ghata
|
(The) color (religion) | Noun |
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ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
|
(of) Allah | Noun |
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وَمَنْ
waman
|
And who | Noun |
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أَحْسَنُ
aḥsanu
|
(is) better | Noun |
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مِنَ
mina
|
than | Prep |
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ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
|
Allah | Noun |
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صِبْغَةً
ṣib'ghatan
|
at coloring | Noun |
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وَنَحْنُ
wanaḥnu
|
And we | Noun |
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لَهُۥ
lahu
|
to Him | Noun |
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عَٰبِدُونَ
ʿābidūna
|
(are) worshippers | Noun |
‘[Our life] takes its colour from God, and who gives a better colour than God? It is Him we worship.’
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
صِبۡغَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَمَنۡ أَحۡسَنُ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ صِبۡغَةࣰۖ وَنَحۡنُ لَهُۥ عَـٰبِدُونَ ١٣٨
ṣib'ghata l-lahi waman aḥsanu mina l-lahi ṣib'ghatan wanaḥnu lahu ʿābidūn