The Cow — Verse 16
2:16 · al-Baqarah
The Cow 2:16
Text Analysis
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
|
Those | Noun |
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ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
|
(are) the ones who | Noun |
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ٱشْتَرَوُا۟
ish'tarawū
|
bought | V |
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ٱلضَّلَٰلَةَ
l-ḍalālata
|
[the] astraying | Noun |
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بِٱلْهُدَىٰ
bil-hudā
|
for [the] guidance | Noun |
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فَمَا
famā
|
So not | Prep |
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رَبِحَت
rabiḥat
|
profited | V |
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تِّجَٰرَتُهُمْ
tijāratuhum
|
their commerce | Noun |
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وَمَا
wamā
|
and not | Prep |
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كَانُوا۟
kānū
|
were they | V |
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مُهْتَدِينَ
muh'tadīna
|
guided-ones | Noun |
They have bought error in exchange for guidance, so their trade reaps no profit, and they are not rightly guided
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
أُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ ٱلَّذِینَ ٱشۡتَرَوُا۟ ٱلضَّلَـٰلَةَ بِٱلۡهُدَىٰ فَمَا رَبِحَت تِّجَـٰرَتُهُمۡ وَمَا كَانُوا۟ مُهۡتَدِینَ ١٦
ulāika alladhīna ish'tarawū l-ḍalālata bil-hudā famā rabiḥat tijāratuhum wamā kānū muh'tadīn