The Cow — Verse 44
2:44 · al-Baqarah
The Cow 2:44
Text Analysis
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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أَتَأْمُرُونَ
atamurūna
|
Do you order | V |
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ٱلنَّاسَ
l-nāsa
|
[the] people | Noun |
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بِٱلْبِرِّ
bil-biri
|
[the] righteousness | Noun |
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وَتَنسَوْنَ
watansawna
|
and you forget | V |
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أَنفُسَكُمْ
anfusakum
|
yourselves | Noun |
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وَأَنتُمْ
wa-antum
|
while you | Noun |
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تَتْلُونَ
tatlūna
|
[you] recite | V |
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ٱلْكِتَٰبَ
l-kitāba
|
the Book | Noun |
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أَفَلَا
afalā
|
Then, will not | Prep |
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تَعْقِلُونَ
taʿqilūna
|
you use reason | V |
How can you tell people to do what is right and forget to do it yourselves, even though you recite the Scripture? Have you no sense
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
۞ أَتَأۡمُرُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ بِٱلۡبِرِّ وَتَنسَوۡنَ أَنفُسَكُمۡ وَأَنتُمۡ تَتۡلُونَ ٱلۡكِتَـٰبَۚ أَفَلَا تَعۡقِلُونَ ٤٤
atamurūna l-nāsa bil-biri watansawna anfusakum wa-antum tatlūna l-kitāba afalā taʿqilūn