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Quran 5:31

Surah Al-Ma'idah (The Table Spread), verse 31 of 120 · Juz 6

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

Translations of Quran 5:31
EnglishTalal Itani

Then Allah sent a raven digging the ground, to show him how to cover his brother’s corpse. He said, “Woe to me! I was unable to be like this raven, and bury my brother’s corpse.” So he became full of regrets.

EnglishPickthall, 1930

Then Allah sent a raven scratching up the ground, to show him how to hide his brother's naked corpse. He said: Woe unto me! Am I not able to be as this raven and so hide my brother's naked corpse? And he became repentant.

TurkishElmalılı Hamdi Yazır, 1935

Derken Allah bir karga gönderdi, yeri deşiyordu ki ona kardeşinin cesedini nasıl örteceğini göstersin, eyvah, dedi: şu karga kadar olup da kardeşimin cesedini örtemedim ha! Artık pişmanlığa düşenlerden olmuştu.

FrenchKazimirski, 1840

Dieu envoya un corbeau qui grattait la terre pour lui montrer comment il devait cacher le crime commis sur son frère. Malheureux que je suis ! S’écria le meurtrier, suis-je devenu débile au point de ne pas pouvoir, comme ce corbeau, cacher le crime commis sur mon frère ? Caïn était déjà au nombre des repentants.

DutchKeyzer, 1860, from Kazimirski's French

En God zond eene raaf die de aarde krabde, om hen te toonen, hoe hij het lichaam van zijn broeder moest verbergen, en hij zeide: Wee over mij! ben ik niet in staat gelijk deze raaf te zijn, dat ik het lijk van mijn broeder zou kunnen verbergen? en hij behoorde tot hen die berouw hebben.

ItalianCalza, 1847, from Kazimirski's French

Dio mandò un corvo che grattava la terra per mostrargli come doveva nascondere il delitto commesso sul suo fratello. Infelice che sono! Son divenuto io tanto debole al punto da non potere come questo corvo nascondere il delitto commesso sul mio fratello?

Arabic: Tanzil Project. English: Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com. Other translations: public domain editions, listed in Sources.