Quran 5:31

Surah Al-Ma'idah, Verse 31

Verse 31 of 120 in Surah Al-Ma'idah (المائدة), chapter 5 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

فَبَعَثَ ٱللَّهُ غُرَابًا يَبْحَثُ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ لِيُرِيَهُۥ كَيْفَ يُوَٰرِى سَوْءَةَ أَخِيهِ ۚ قَالَ يَـٰوَيْلَتَىٰٓ أَعَجَزْتُ أَنْ أَكُونَ مِثْلَ هَـٰذَا ٱلْغُرَابِ فَأُوَٰرِىَ سَوْءَةَ أَخِى ۖ فَأَصْبَحَ مِنَ ٱلنَّـٰدِمِينَ

EnglishSaheeh International
Then Allāh sent a crow searching [i.e., scratching] in the ground to show him how to hide the disgrace of his brother. He said, "O woe to me! Have I failed to be like this crow and hide the disgrace [i.e., body] of my brother?" And he became of the regretful.
TamilJan Trust Foundation
பின்னர் தம் சதோதரரின் பிரேதத்தை (அடக்குவதற்காக) எவ்வாறு மறைக்க வேண்டுமென்பதை அவர்க்கு அறிவிப்பதற்காக அல்லாஹ் ஒரு காகத்தை அனுப்பினான்;. அது பூமியை தோண்டிற்று (இதைப் பார்த்த) அவர் "அந்தோ! நான் இந்த காகத்தைப் போல் கூட இல்லாதாகி விட்டேனே! அப்படியிருந்திருந்தால் என் சகோதரனுடைய பிரேதத்தை நான் மறைத்திருப்பேனே!" என்று கூறி, கை சேதப்படக் கூடியவராகி விட்டார்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center
පසුව තම සහෝදරයාගේ දේහය වසන්නේ කෙසේදැයි ඔහුට පෙන්වීමට අල්ලාහ් පොළොව හාරා පෙන්වන කපුටෙක් එවීය. අහෝ විනාශය! මා මෙම කපුටා මෙන් වන්නට වත් නොහැකි වූයෙම් ද?. එසේ නම් මම මාගේ සහෝදරයාගේ දේහය වසන්නට තිබුණි යැයි ඔහු පැවසීය. පසුව ඔහු පසුතැවිලිවන්නන් අතරට පත් විය.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
پھر اللہ تعالیٰ نے ایک کوے کو بھیجا جو زمین کھود رہا تھا تاکہ اسے دکھائے کہ وه کس طرح اپنے بھائی کی نعش کو چھپا دے، وه کہنے لگا، ہائے افسوس! کیا میں ایسا کرنے سے بھی گیا گزرا ہوگیا کہ اس کوے کی طرح اپنے بھائی کی ﻻش کو دفنا دیتا؟ پھر تو (بڑا ہی) پشیمان اور شرمنده ہوگیا۔
JapaneseRyoichi Mita
その時アッラーは,1羽の大カラスを遺わして地を掘らせ,その弟の死体を,如何に覆うべきかをかれに示された。かれは言った。「ああ情けない兄弟の死体を葬るのに,わたしはこのカラス程のことさえ出来ないのか。」こうしてかれは後悔する者の1人となった。
ChineseMa Jian
真主使一只乌鸦来掘地,以便指示他怎样掩埋他弟弟的尸体。他说:伤哉!我怎不能像这只乌鸦那样,把我弟弟的尸体掩埋起来呢?于是,他变成悔恨的人。

Tafsir of 5:31

The Story of Habil (Abel) and Qabil (Cain) Allah describes the evil end and consequence of transgression, envy and injustice in the story of the two sons of Adam, Habil and Qabil. One of them fought against the other and killed him out of envy and transgression, because of the bounty that Allah gave his brother and because the sacrifice that he sincerely offered to Allah was accepted. The murdered brother earned forgiveness for his sins and was admitted into Paradise, while the murderer failed and earned a losing deal in both the lives. Allah said, وَاتْلُ عَلَيْهِمْ نَبَأَ ابْنَىْ ءْادَمَ بِالْحَقِّ (And recite to them the story of the two sons of Adam in truth;) meaning, tell these envious, unjust people, the brothers of swine and apes from the Jews and their likes among mankind, the story of the two sons of Adam, Habil and Qabil, as many scholars among the Salaf and later generations said. Allah's statement, بِالْحَقِّ (in truth;) means, clearly and without ambiguity, alteration, confusion, change, addition or deletion.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

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