Quran 2:73 — Al-Baqara, verse 73
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
We said, ‘Strike the [body] with a part of [the cow]’: thus God brings the dead to life and shows His signs so that you may understand.
فَقُلْنَا اضْرِبُوهُ بِبَعْضِهَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُحْيِي اللَّهُ الْمَوْتَىٰ وَيُرِيكُمْ آيَاتِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ
faqul'nā iḍ'ribūhu bibaʿḍihā kadhālika yuḥ'yī l-lahu l-mawtā wayurīkum āyātihi laʿallakum taʿqilūna
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- so We said, 'Smite him with part of it'; even so God brings to life the dead, and He shows you His signs, that haply you may have understanding.
- Muhammad Asad
- We said: "Apply this [principle] to some of those [cases of unresolved murder]: in this way God saves lives from death and shows you His will, so that you might [learn to] use your reason."
- Sahih International
- So We said, "Strike him [i.e., the slain man] with part of it." Thus does Allāh bring the dead to life, and He shows you His signs that you might reason.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | فَقُلْنَاfaqul'nā | So We said | قول |
| 2 | ٱضْرِبُوهُiḍ'ribūhu | Strike him | ضرب |
| 3 | بِبَعْضِهَا ۚbibaʿḍihā | with a part of it | بعض |
| 4 | كَذَٰلِكَkadhālika | Like this | — |
| 5 | يُحْىِyuḥ'yī | revives | حيي |
| 6 | ٱللَّهُl-lahu | Allah | أله |
| 7 | ٱلْمَوْتَىٰl-mawtā | the dead | موت |
| 8 | وَيُرِيكُمْwayurīkum | and shows you | رأي |
| 9 | ءَايَـٰتِهِۦāyātihi | His Signs | أيي |
| 10 | لَعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakum | perhaps you may | — |
| 11 | تَعْقِلُونَtaʿqilūna | use your intellect | عقل |