Quran 6:139 — Al-An'aam, verse 139
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
They also say, ‘The contents of these animals’ wombs will be reserved solely for our men and forbidden to our women, though if the offspring is stillborn they may have a share of it.’ He will punish them for what they attribute to Him: He is all wise, all aware.
وَقَالُوا مَا فِي بُطُونِ هَـٰذِهِ الْأَنْعَامِ خَالِصَةٌ لِذُكُورِنَا وَمُحَرَّمٌ عَلَىٰ أَزْوَاجِنَا ۖ وَإِنْ يَكُنْ مَيْتَةً فَهُمْ فِيهِ شُرَكَاءُ ۚ سَيَجْزِيهِمْ وَصْفَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُ حَكِيمٌ عَلِيمٌ
waqālū mā fī buṭūni hādhihi l-anʿāmi khāliṣatun lidhukūrinā wamuḥarramun ʿalā azwājinā wa-in yakun maytatan fahum fīhi shurakāu sayajzīhim waṣfahum innahu ḥakīmun ʿalīmun
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- And they say, 'What is within the bellies of these cattle is reserved for our males and forbidden to our spouses; but if it be dead, then they all shall be partners in it.' He will assuredly recompense them for their describing; surely He is All-wise, All-knowing.
- Muhammad Asad
- And they say, "All that is in the wombs of such-and-such cattle is reserved for our males and forbidden to our women; but if it be stillborn, then both may have their share thereof." [God] will requite them for all that they [falsely] attribute [to Him]: behold, He is wise, all-knowing.
- Sahih International
- And they say, "What is in the bellies of these animals is exclusively for our males and forbidden to our females. But if it is [born] dead, then all of them have shares therein." He will punish them for their description. Indeed, He is Wise and Knowing.
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | وَقَالُوا۟waqālū | And they say | قول |
| 2 | مَاmā | What | — |
| 3 | فِىfī | (is) in | — |
| 4 | بُطُونِbuṭūni | (the) wombs | بطن |
| 5 | هَـٰذِهِhādhihi | (of) these | — |
| 6 | ٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِl-anʿāmi | cattle | نعم |
| 7 | خَالِصَةٌۭkhāliṣatun | (is) exclusively | خلص |
| 8 | لِّذُكُورِنَاlidhukūrinā | for our males | ذكر |
| 9 | وَمُحَرَّمٌwamuḥarramun | and forbidden | حرم |
| 10 | عَلَىٰٓʿalā | on | — |
| 11 | أَزْوَٰجِنَا ۖazwājinā | our spouses | زوج |
| 12 | وَإِنwa-in | But if | — |
| 13 | يَكُنyakun | is | كون |
| 14 | مَّيْتَةًۭmaytatan | (born) dead | موت |
| 15 | فَهُمْfahum | then they (all) | — |
| 16 | فِيهِfīhi | in it | — |
| 17 | شُرَكَآءُ ۚshurakāu | (are) partners | شرك |
| 18 | سَيَجْزِيهِمْsayajzīhim | He will recompense them | جزي |
| 19 | وَصْفَهُمْ ۚwaṣfahum | (for) their attribution | وصف |
| 20 | إِنَّهُۥinnahu | Indeed, He | — |
| 21 | حَكِيمٌḥakīmun | (is) All-Wise | حكم |
| 22 | عَلِيمٌۭʿalīmun | All-Knowing | علم |