البقرة
The Segregating Myths
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أَوْ
Or,
كَٱلَّذِى
as the one who
مَرَّ
passed
عَلَىٰ
upon
قَرْيَةٍۢ
a settlement
وَهِىَ
and
خَاوِيَةٌ
emptiness was
عَلَىٰ
upon
عُرُوشِهَا
its throne,
قَالَ
he said,
أَنَّىٰ
[How would
يُحْىِۦ
give life
هَٰذِهِ
to this,
ٱللَّهُ
the One,
بَعْدَ
after
مَوْتِهَا
its death?]
ۖ
فَأَمَاتَهُ
Thus gave him death,
ٱللَّهُ
the One,
مِا۟ئَةَ
of a hundred
عَامٍۢ
years
ثُمَّ
then
بَعَثَهُۥ
activated him.
ۖ
قَالَ
The One said,
كَمْ
[How long
لَبِثْتَ
that stay was?]
ۖ
قَالَ
He replied,
لَبِثْتُ
[That stay was
يَوْمًا
a day,
أَوْ
or
بَعْضَ
some
يَوْمٍۢ
days.]
ۖ
قَالَ
The One said,
بَل
[On the contrary,
لَّبِثْتَ
that stay was
مِا۟ئَةَ
a hundred
عَامٍۢ
years,
فَٱنظُرْ
thus look
إِلَىٰ
at
طَعَامِكَ
your food
وَشَرَابِكَ
and your drink,
لَمْ
not
يَتَسَنَّهْ
it has expired.
ۖ
وَٱنظُرْ
And look
إِلَىٰ
at
حِمَارِكَ
your donkey,
وَلِنَجْعَلَكَ
and for We to make you
ءَايَةًۭ
a sign
لِّلنَّاسِ
for the people.
ۖ
وَٱنظُرْ
And look
إِلَى
at
ٱلْعِظَامِ
the skeleton (different bones coming together to form a unified structure),
كَيْفَ
how do
نُنشِزُهَا
We elevate it
ثُمَّ
then
نَكْسُوهَا
We clothe it with
لَحْمًۭا
flesh.]
ۚ
فَلَمَّا
Then when
تَبَيَّنَ
became clear
لَهُۥ
for him
قَالَ
he said,
أَعْلَمُ
[I now know
أَنَّ
that
ٱللَّهَ
the One
عَلَىٰ
upon
كُلِّ
all
شَىْءٍۢ
things is
قَدِيرٌۭ
assigner of value.]
٢
٢٥٩
أَوْ كَٱلَّذِى مَرَّ عَلَىٰ قَرْيَةٍۢ وَهِىَ خَاوِيَةٌ عَلَىٰ عُرُوشِهَا قَالَ أَنَّىٰ يُحْىِۦ هَٰذِهِ ٱللَّهُ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا ۖ فَأَمَاتَهُ ٱللَّهُ مِا۟ئَةَ عَامٍۢ ثُمَّ بَعَثَهُۥ ۖ قَالَ كَمْ لَبِثْتَ ۖ قَالَ لَبِثْتُ يَوْمًا أَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍۢ ۖ قَالَ بَل لَّبِثْتَ مِا۟ئَةَ عَامٍۢ فَٱنظُرْ إِلَىٰ طَعَامِكَ وَشَرَابِكَ لَمْ يَتَسَنَّهْ ۖ وَٱنظُرْ إِلَىٰ حِمَارِكَ وَلِنَجْعَلَكَ ءَايَةًۭ لِّلنَّاسِ ۖ وَٱنظُرْ إِلَى ٱلْعِظَامِ كَيْفَ نُنشِزُهَا ثُمَّ نَكْسُوهَا لَحْمًۭا ۚ فَلَمَّا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُۥ قَالَ أَعْلَمُ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ قَدِيرٌۭ Or, as the one who passed upon a settlement and emptiness was upon its throne, he said, [How would give life to this, the One, after its death?] Thus gave him death, the One, of a hundred years then activated him. The One said, [How long that stay was?] He replied, [That stay was a day, or some days.] The One said, [On the contrary, that stay was a hundred years, thus look at your food and your drink, not it has expired. And look at your donkey, and for We to make you a sign for the people. And look at the skeleton (different bones coming together to form a unified structure), how do We elevate it then We clothe it with flesh.] Then when became clear for him he said, [I now know that the One upon all things is assigner of value.]
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Or (bethink thee of) the like of him who, passing by a township which had fallen into utter ruin, exclaimed: How shall Allah give this township life after its death? And Allah made him die a hundred years, then brought him back to life. He said: How long hast thou tarried? (The man) said: I have tarried a day or part of a day. (He) said: Nay, but thou hast tarried for a hundred years. Just look at thy food and drink which have not rotted! Look at thine ass! And, that We may make thee a token unto mankind, look at the bones, how We adjust them and then cover them with flesh! And when (the matter) became clear unto him, he said: I know now that Allah is Able to do all things. - Pickthall, Marmaduke
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Or him who came upon a township as it lay fallen on its trellises. He said, [How will Allah revive this after its death?!] So Allah made him die for a hundred years, then He resurrected him. He said, [How long did you remain?] Said he, [I have remained a day or part of a day.] He said, [No, you have remained a hundred years. Now look at your food and drink which have not rotted! Then look at your ass! [This was done] that We may make you a sign for mankind. And now look at its bones, how We raise them up and clothe them with flesh!] When it became evident to him, he said, [I know that Allah has power over all things.] - Qarai, Ali Quli
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(Or have you heard) of the one who, on passing through an empty and ruined town, said, [When will God bring it to life?] God caused him to die and brought him back to life after a hundred years and then asked him, [How long have you been here?] He replied, [One day or part of a day.] The Lord said, [No, you have been here for one hundred years. Look at your food and drink. They have not yet decayed. But look at your donkey and its bones. To make your case evidence (of the Truth) for the people, see how we bring the bones together and cover them with flesh.] When he learned the whole story, he said, [Now I know that God has power over all things.] - Sarwar, Muhammad
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Or the like of him (Uzair) who passed by a town, and it had fallen down upon its roofs; he said: When will Allah give it life after its death? So Allah caused him to die for a hundred years, then raised him to life. He said: How long have you tarried? He said: I have tarried a day, or a part of a day. Said He: Nay! you have tarried a hundred years; then look at your food and drink-- years have not passed over it; and look at your ass; and that We may make you a sign to men, and look at the bones, how We set them together, then clothed them with flesh; so when it became clear to him, he said: I know that Allah has power over all things. - Shakir, Habib
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Or of him who, when passing by a town the roofs of which had caved in, exclaimed, [How will God restore it to life after its destruction?] Thereupon God caused him to die, and after a hundred years, brought him back to life. God asked, [How long have you remained in this state?] He answered, [I have remained a day or part of a day.] God said, [No, you have remained in this state for a hundred years. Now look at your food and your drink; they have not rotted. Look at your ass. We will make you a sign to mankind. Look at the bones -- how We set them together, then clothe them with flesh!] When it had all become clear to him, he said, [Now I know that God has power over all things.] - Wahiduddin Khan
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یا اس بندے کی مثال جس کا گذر ایک قریہ سے ہوا جس کے سارے عرش و فرش گرچکے تھے تو اس بندہ نے کہا کہ خدا ان سب کو موت کے بعد کس طرح زندہ کرے گا تو خدا نے اس بندہ کو سوسال کے لئے موت دے دی اورپھرزندہ کیا اور پوچھا کہ کتنی دیر پڑے رہے تو اس نے کہا کہ ایک دن یا کچھ کم . فرمایا نہیں . سو سال ذرا اپنے کھانے اور پینے کو تو دیکھو کہ خراب تک نہیں ہوا اور اپنے گدھے پر نگاہ کرو (کہ سڑ گل گیا ہے) اور ہم اسی طرح تمہیں لوگوں کے لئے ایک نشانی بنانا چاہتے ہیں پھر ان ہڈیوںکو دیکھو کہ ہم کس طرح جوڑ کر ان پر گوشت چڑھاتے ہیں. پھر جب ان پر یہ بات واضح ہوگئی تو بیساختہ آواز دی کہ مجھے معلوم ہے کہ خدا ہر شے پرقادر ہے - Jawadi, Zeeshan
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یا پھر مثال کے طور پر اُس شخص کو دیکھو، جس کا گزر ایک ایسی بستی پر ہوا، جو اپنی چھتوں پر اوندھی گری پڑی تھی اُس نے کہا: ——یہ آبادی، جو ہلاک ہو چکی ہے، اسے اللہ کس طرح دوبارہ زندگی بخشے گا؟—— اس پر اللہ نے اس کی روح قبض کر لی اور وہ سوبرس تک مُردہ پڑا رہا پھر اللہ نے اسے دوبارہ زندگی بخشی اور اس سے پوچھا: ——بتاؤ، کتنی مدت پڑے رہے ہو؟—— اُس نے کہا: ——ایک دن یا چند گھنٹے رہا ہوں گا—— فرمایا: ——تم پر سو برس اِسی حالت میں گزر چکے ہیں اب ذرا اپنے کھانے اور پانی کو دیکھو کہ اس میں ذرا تغیر نہیں آیا ہے دوسری طرف ذرا اپنے گدھے کو بھی دیکھو (کہ اِس کا پنجر تک بوسید ہ ہو رہا ہے) اور یہ ہم نے اس لیے کیا ہے کہ ہم تمہیں لوگوں کے لیے ایک نشانی بنا دینا چاہتے ہیں پھر دیکھو کہ ہڈیوں کے اِس پنجر کو ہم کس طرح اٹھا کر گوشت پوست اس پر چڑھاتے ہیں—— اس طرح جب حقیقت اس کے سامنے بالکل نمایاں ہو گئی، تو اس نے کہا: ——میں جانتا ہوں کہ اللہ ہر چیز پر قدرت رکھتا ہے—— - Maududi, Abul A'ala
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یا اس کی طرح جو گزرا ایک بستی پر اور وہ ڈھئی (مسمار ہوئی) پڑی تھی اپنی چھتوں پر بولا اسے کیونکر جِلائے گا اللہ اس کی موت کے بعد تو اللہ نے اسے مردہ رکھا سو برس پھر زندہ کردیا، فرمایا تو یہاں کتنا ٹھہرا، عرض کی دن بھر ٹھہرا ہوں گا یا کچھ کم، فرمایا نہیں تجھے سو برس گزر گئے اور اپنے کھانے اور پانی کو دیکھ کہ اب تک بو نہ لایا اور اپنے گدھے کو دیکھ کہ جس کی ہڈیاں تک سلامت نہ رہیں اور یہ اس لئے کہ تجھے ہم لوگوں کے واسطے نشانی کریں اور ان ہڈیوں کو دیکھ کیونکر ہم انہیں اٹھان دیتے پھر انہیں گوشت پہناتے ہیں جب یہ معاملہ اس پر ظاہر ہوگیا بولا میں خوب جانتا ہوں کہ اللہ سب کچھ کرسکتا ہے، - Ahmed Raza
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یا اسی طرح تم نے وہ آدمی نہیں دیکھا (اس کے حال پر غور نہیں کیا) جو ایک ایسے گاؤں سے گزرا جس کے در و دیوار کا ملبہ اس کی گری ہوئی چھتوں پر گر پڑا تھا۔ (اپنی چھتوں پر اوندھی گری پڑی تھی)۔ اس (آدمی) نے (یہ منظر دیکھ کر) کہا اللہ اس گاؤں (اس کے رہنے والوں) کو کیوں کر اس کی موت کے بعد زندہ کرے گا؟ اس پر اللہ نے اسے سو سال تک کے لئے موت دے دی۔ پھر اسے زندہ کیا۔ اور کہا (پوچھا) تم کتنی دیر اس طرح پڑے رہے ہو؟ کہا ایک دن یا دن کا کچھ حصہ! ۔ فرمایا بلکہ تم سو سال پڑے رہے ہو۔ ذرا اپنے کھانے پینے کی چیزوں کو دیکھو کہ ذرا بھی خراب نہیں ہوئی ہیں۔ (دوسری طرف) ذرا اپنے گدھے کو دیکھو (کہ کس طرح گل سڑ گیا ہے؟) یہ (سب کچھ) اس لئے کیا ہے کہ تمہیں لوگوں کے لئے (اپنی قدرت کی) نشانی بناؤں۔ اور (گدھے) کی سڑی گلی ہڈیوں کو ہم کس طرح انہیں (جوڑ جاڑ کر) کھڑا کرتے ہیں اور پھر کس طرح ان پر گوشت چڑھاتے ہیں۔ (اور اسے زندہ کرتے ہیں) جب اس (آدمی) پر یہ بات واضح ہوگئی۔ تو (بے ساختہ) کہا میں یقین سے جانتا ہوں کہ اللہ ہر شئی پر قادر ہے۔ - Najafi, Muhammad
قدر | amount | measure | degree | volume | quantity | value | estimate | size | cost | evaluate | treasure | capacity | competency
شئ | thing | matter | item | substance | want | will a matter | decide a thing
كل | all | every | each | fatigue | either
عل ⇐ على | on | upon | over | elevate | raise | eminence | at | in | to | onto
ان | if | had it been | as long as | in case of | if that then | that | time | surely | is it not | at that time
علم | knowledge | find out | know | that which becomes known | information | data
ل | for | to | in order to | for it to happen | emphasis
بين | cut off | separate | at distance | withdrawn | apart | become apparent | become known | out of the group | start to appear | made manifest | coming to be | distinguished | visible change
لما | then for what (reason)? | then for when
لحم | weld | flesh | solder | fibre | meat | fuse | unite | interfuse | graft | accrete | fuse
كسو | clothe | cover | apparelling | sheeting
نشز | raised | elevated | stand up | prominent
كيف | then how | how can | how do | interrogative and exclamatory
عظم | magnificent | glorious | major | mighty | gigantic | fantastic | bones | skeleton part | agonizing | stupendous | imposing | bones | skeleton part | agonizing | stupendous | imposing
ال ⇐ الى | towards | to | directed at
انس | feel | able to apply logic | sense | perceive | able to comprehend | people | populace | civic humans | vibrate | oscillate
اى ⇐ اية | this here | which | who | manifestation | significant | it is | sign | (pointing to something)
جعل | make | put | determine | set | fix | specify | allowance | motivate | create | appoint
حمر | belonging to Equus genus | redish | to peel off (skin) | bad smell from mouth | fierce | vehement | brownness | reddenning | violent | genus of donkey | horses | zebras | mules
ال ⇐ الى | towards | to | directed at
سن | way | age | notch | a sharp point | year | epoch | era | teeth | top of flame | normal practice | command to be executed
لم | not | did not | negation of past actions
شرب | drink | absorb | impregnate | soak | irrigate
طعم | food | taste | subsistence | sustenance | provision for living
ال ⇐ الى | towards | to | directed at
نظر | consider | contemplate | ponder | reflect on | think about | see | ruling | looking | sight
عم ⇐ عوم | yearly | visit | general presence | as usual | a float | pilgrimage
بل | no | rather | contrary | notify | but
بعض | some | of it | part | somewhat | together | biting | a lot | divide | section | unspecified amount of something | few
يوم | day | time | era | period | stages
لبث | hesistate | tarry | linger | abide | remain | kept doing | stay | occupied in a thing
كم | you (three or more)
بعث | raise | activate | induce | charged | telegram | regeneration | despatch
ثم | afterwards | then | therefore | but | following that | additionally | moreover | furthermore
عم ⇐ عوم | yearly | visit | general presence | as usual | a float | pilgrimage
مئة | a hundred | percent | straight-out | centesimal | centigrade | centenarian | centenary
موت | passing | dead | kill | unaware | insensitive | feelingless | remove | destroy | wreck | total loss
بعد | after | later | following | next on | remoteness | distance | dimension | measure | proportion
له | him | it | that | his
ذا | this | here | that one | this one | specifying the subject
حى | inspiration | revealed | alive | vivid | stimulate or arouse | signalled | inspiration | consultation | advice | suggestion | made to know | haste | or haste to be first | or before | became | apparent | or distinct | may God save thee; or make thee to be free from evil | or harm | or the like | or make thee to have dominion | or benefit thee
اننى | [untranslated]
قول | say | speech | declare | state | proverb | epigram
عرش | throne | chair | trellis | base of operations | to put roof over | pitch a tent | a booth | a shed | to construct
عل ⇐ على | on | upon | over | elevate | raise | eminence | at | in | to | onto
خوى | empty | hunger | vacant | barren | unoccupied
هى | it is | it | this | she
قرى | town | village | settlement
عل ⇐ على | on | upon | over | elevate | raise | eminence | at | in | to | onto
مر | to go ahead | to pass from here to there | come front and center | daring and forward | healthy | wholesome | to have honour | have courage | to stand against | be firm | contending | also used to signifying how many times something happened
ذو | that | this | which | who | having | owner of | holder of | possessor of | specifying something
او | or | rather | even | unless | except
