The Cow — Verse 70
2:70 · al-Baqarah
The Cow 2:70
Text Analysis
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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قَالُوا۟
qālū
|
They said | V |
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ٱدْعُ
ud'ʿu
|
Pray | V |
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لَنَا
lanā
|
for us | Noun |
|
رَبَّكَ
rabbaka
|
(to) your Lord | Noun |
|
يُبَيِّن
yubayyin
|
to make clear | V |
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لَّنَا
lanā
|
to us | Noun |
|
مَا
mā
|
what | Noun |
|
هِىَ
hiya
|
it (is) | Noun |
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إِنَّ
inna
|
Indeed | Prep |
|
ٱلْبَقَرَ
l-baqara
|
[the] cows | Noun |
|
تَشَٰبَهَ
tashābaha
|
look alike | V |
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عَلَيْنَا
ʿalaynā
|
to us | Prep |
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وَإِنَّآ
wa-innā
|
And indeed we | Prep |
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إِن
in
|
if | Prep |
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شَآءَ
shāa
|
wills | V |
|
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
|
Allah | Noun |
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لَمُهْتَدُونَ
lamuh'tadūna
|
(will) surely be those who are guided | Noun |
They said, ‘Call on your Lord for us, to show us [exactly] what it is: all cows are more or less alike to us. With God’s will, we shall be guided.’
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
قَالُوا۟ ٱدۡعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ یُبَیِّن لَّنَا مَا هِیَ إِنَّ ٱلۡبَقَرَ تَشَـٰبَهَ عَلَیۡنَا وَإِنَّاۤ إِن شَاۤءَ ٱللَّهُ لَمُهۡتَدُونَ ٧٠
qālū ud'ʿu lanā rabbaka yubayyin lanā mā hiya inna l-baqara tashābaha ʿalaynā wa-innā in shāa l-lahu lamuh'tadūn