Burial

Discover the profound verses and divine insights mapped to this theme.

فَبَعَثَٱللَّهُغُرَابٗايَبۡحَثُفِيٱلۡأَرۡضِلِيُرِيَهُۥكَيۡفَيُوَٰرِيسَوۡءَةَأَخِيهِۚقَالَيَٰوَيۡلَتَىٰٓأَعَجَزۡتُأَنۡأَكُونَمِثۡلَهَٰذَاٱلۡغُرَابِفَأُوَٰرِيَسَوۡءَةَأَخِيۖفَأَصۡبَحَمِنَٱلنَّٰدِمِينَ٣١
Saheeh International

Then Allāh sent a crow searching [i.e., scratching] in the ground to show him how to hide the disgrace1 of his brother. He said, "O woe to me! Have I failed to be like this crow and hide the disgrace [i.e., body] of my brother?" And he became of the regretful.

فَبَعَثَFabaAAatha
ٱللَّهُAllahu
غُرَابًۭاghuraban
يَبْحَثُyabhathu
فِىfee
ٱلْأَرْضِalardi
لِيُرِيَهُۥliyuriyahu
كَيْفَkayfa
يُوَٰرِىyuwaree
سَوْءَةَsawata
أَخِيهِ ۚakheehi
قَالَqala
يَـٰوَيْلَتَىٰٓyawaylata
أَعَجَزْتُaAAajaztu
أَنْan
أَكُونَakoona
مِثْلَmithla
هَـٰذَاhatha
ٱلْغُرَابِalghurabi
فَأُوَٰرِىَfaowariya
سَوْءَةَsawata
أَخِى ۖakhee
فَأَصْبَحَfaasbaha
مِنَmina
ٱلنَّـٰدِمِينَalnnadimeena