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Sura Ii. Baqara, Or The Heifer. Section 8

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"The Holy Quran", tr. by Yusuf Ali, [1934],

Sra Ii.: Baqara, Or The Heifer.

Section 8

62.
Inna allatheena amanoo waAllatheena hadoo waALnnasara waALssabi-eena man amana biAllahi waAlyawmi al-akhiri waAAamila salihan falahum ajruhum AAinda rabbihim wala khawfun AAalayhim wala hum yahzanoonA

62.
Those who believe (in the Qur-n),

And those who follow the Jewish (scriptures),

And the Christians and the Sabians,--

Any who believe in God

And the Last Day,

And work righteousness,

Shall have their reward

With their Lord: on them

Shall be no fear, nor shall they grieve.

63.
Wa-ith akhathna meethaqakum warafaAAna fawqakumu aLttoora khuthoo ma ataynakum biquwwatin waOthkuroo ma feehi laAAallakum tattaqoonA

63.
And remember We took

Your Covenant

And We raised above you

(The towering height)

Of Mount (Sinai):

(Saying): "Hold firmly

To what We have given you

And bring (ever) to remembrance

What is therein:


Perchance ye may fear God.
"

64. Thumma tawallaytum min baAAdi thalika falawla fadlu Allahi AAalaykum warahmatuhu lakuntum mina alkhasireenA

64. But ye turned back thereafter:


Had it not been for the Grace

And Mercy of God to you,

Ye had surely been

Among the lost.

65.
Walaqad AAalimtumu allatheena iAAtadaw minkum fee aLssabti faqulna lahum koonoo qiradatan khasi-eenA

65.
And well ye knew

Those amongst you

Who transgressed

In the matter of the Sabbath:


We said to them:

"Be ye apes,

Despised and rejected.
"

66. FajaAAalnaha nakalan lima bayna yadayha wama khalfaha wamawAAi"th"atan lilmuttaqeenA

66.
So We made it an example

To their own time

And to their posterity,

And a lesson

To those who fear God.

67.
Wa-ith qala moosa liqawmihi inna Allaha ya/murukum an tathbahoo baqaratan qaloo atattakhithuna huzuwan qala aAAoothu biAllahi an akoona mina aljahileenA

67.
And remember Moses said

To his people: "God commands

That ye sacrifice a heifer."

They said: "Makest thou

A laughing-stock of us?"

He said: "God save me

From being an ignorant (fool)!
"

68. Qaloo odAAu lana rabbaka yubayyin lana ma hiya qala innahu yaqoolu innaha baqaratun la faridun wala bikrun AAawanun bayna thalika faIfAAaloo ma tu/maroonA

68.
They said: "Beseech on our behalf

Thy Lord to make plain to us

What (heifer) it is!"

He said: "He says: the heifer

Should be neither too old

Nor too young, but of middling

Age: now do what ye are commanded!
"

69. Qaloo odAAu lana rabbaka yubayyin lana ma lawnuha qala innahu yaqoolu innaha baqaratun safrao faqiAAun lawnuha tasurru aLnna"th"ireenA

69.
They said: "Beseech on our behalf

Thy Lord to make plain to us

Her colour." He said: "He says:

A fawn-coloured heifer,

Pure and rich in tone,

The admiration of beholders!
"

70. Qaloo odAAu lana rabbaka yubayyin lana ma hiya inna albaqara tashabaha AAalayna wa-inna in shaa Allahu lamuhtadoonA

70.
They said: "Beseech on our behalf

Thy Lord to make plain to us

What she is: to us are all heifers

Alike: we wish indeed for guidance,

If God wills.
"

71. Qala innahu yaqoolu innaha baqaratun la thaloolun tutheeru al-arda wala tasqee alhartha musallamatun la shiyata feeha qaloo al-ana ji/ta biAlhaqqi fathabahooha wama kadoo yafAAaloonA

71.
He said: "He says: a heifer

Not trained to till the soil

Or water the fields: sound

And without blemish." They said:


"Now hast thou brought

The truth.
" Then they offered

Her in sacrifice,

But not with good-will.

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