The Cow 2:93

Text Analysis  ·  Go to Parallel Translations
Arabic English Morphology
وَإِذْ wa-idh
And when Noun
أَخَذْنَا akhadhnā
We took V
your covenant Noun
and We raised V
over you Noun
ٱلطُّورَ l-ṭūra
the mount Noun
خُذُوا۟ khudhū
Hold V
مَآ
what Noun
We gave you V
بِقُوَّةٍ biquwwatin
with firmness Noun
and listen V
They said V
سَمِعْنَا samiʿ'nā
We heard V
وَعَصَيْنَا waʿaṣaynā
and we disobeyed V
And they were made to drink V
فِى
in Prep
their hearts Noun
ٱلْعِجْلَ l-ʿij'la
(love of) the calf Noun
because of their disbelief Noun
قُلْ qul
Say V
Evil (is) that V
orders you (to do) it V
with Noun
your faith Noun
إِن in
if Prep
كُنتُم kuntum
you are V
believers Noun

Remember when We took your pledge, making the mountain tower above you, and said, ‘Hold on firmly to what We have given you, and listen to [what We say].’ They said, ‘We hear and we disobey,’ and through their disbelief they were made to drink [the love of] the calf deep into their hearts

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

وَإِذۡ أَخَذۡنَا مِیثَـٰقَكُمۡ وَرَفَعۡنَا فَوۡقَكُمُ ٱلطُّورَ خُذُوا۟ مَاۤ ءَاتَیۡنَـٰكُم بِقُوَّةࣲ وَٱسۡمَعُوا۟ۖ قَالُوا۟ سَمِعۡنَا وَعَصَیۡنَا وَأُشۡرِبُوا۟ فِی قُلُوبِهِمُ ٱلۡعِجۡلَ بِكُفۡرِهِمۡۚ قُلۡ بِئۡسَمَا یَأۡمُرُكُم بِهِۦۤ إِیمَـٰنُكُمۡ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤۡمِنِینَ ۝٩٣

wa-idh akhadhnā mīthāqakum warafaʿnā fawqakumu l-ṭūra khudhū mā ātaynākum biquwwatin wa-is'maʿū qālū samiʿ'nā waʿaṣaynā wa-ush'ribū fī qulūbihimu l-ʿij'la bikuf'rihim qul bi'samā yamurukum bihi īmānukum in kuntum mu'minīn