The Cow — Verse 205
2:205 · al-Baqarah
The Cow 2:205
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
|
And when | Noun |
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تَوَلَّىٰ
tawallā
|
he turns away | V |
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سَعَىٰ
saʿā
|
he strives | V |
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فِى
fī
|
in | Prep |
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ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
|
the earth | Noun |
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لِيُفْسِدَ
liyuf'sida
|
to spread corruption | V |
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فِيهَا
fīhā
|
[in it] | Prep |
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وَيُهْلِكَ
wayuh'lika
|
and destroys | V |
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ٱلْحَرْثَ
l-ḥartha
|
the crops | Noun |
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وَٱلنَّسْلَ
wal-nasla
|
and progeny | Noun |
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وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
|
And Allah | Noun |
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لَا
lā
|
(does) not | Prep |
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يُحِبُّ
yuḥibbu
|
love | V |
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ٱلْفَسَادَ
l-fasāda
|
[the] corruption | Noun |
When he leaves, he sets out to spread corruption in the land, destroying crops and live-stock- God does not like corruption
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
وَإِذَا تَوَلَّىٰ سَعَىٰ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ لِیُفۡسِدَ فِیهَا وَیُهۡلِكَ ٱلۡحَرۡثَ وَٱلنَّسۡلَۗ وَٱللَّهُ لَا یُحِبُّ ٱلۡفَسَادَ ٢٠٥
wa-idhā tawallā saʿā fī l-arḍi liyuf'sida fīhā wayuh'lika l-ḥartha wal-nasla wal-lahu lā yuḥibbu l-fasād