سُوْرَةُ المَآئِدَةِ
Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 31
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 ﴿31﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then Allâh sent a crow who scratched the ground to show him to hide the dead body of his brother. He (the murderer) said: "Woe to me! Am I not even able to be as this crow and to hide the dead body of my brother?" Then he became one of those who regretted.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَبَعَثَ
fabaʿatha
Then (was) sent
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(by) Allah
غُرَابًۭا
ghurāban
a crow
يَبْحَثُ
yabḥathu
it (was) scratching
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
لِيُرِيَهُۥ
liyuriyahu
to show him
كَيْفَ
kayfa
how
يُوَٰرِى
yuwārī
to hide
سَوْءَةَ
sawata
(the) dead body
أَخِيهِ ۚ
akhīhi
(of) his brother
قَالَ
qāla
He said
يَـٰوَيْلَتَىٰٓ
yāwaylatā
Woe to me
أَعَجَزْتُ
aʿajaztu
Am I unable
أَنْ
an
that
أَكُونَ
akūna
I can be
مِثْلَ
mith'la
like
هَـٰذَا
hādhā
this
ٱلْغُرَابِ
l-ghurābi
[the] crow
فَأُوَٰرِىَ
fa-uwāriya
and hide
سَوْءَةَ
sawata
(the) dead body
أَخِى ۖ
akhī
(of) my brother
فَأَصْبَحَ
fa-aṣbaḥa
Then he became
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلنَّـٰدِمِينَ
l-nādimīna
the regretful
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
The explanation of this verse has been given along with the previous verse.
