Corpse

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
فَٱلۡيَوۡمَنُنَجِّيكَبِبَدَنِكَلِتَكُونَلِمَنۡخَلۡفَكَءَايَةٗۚوَإِنَّكَثِيرٗامِّنَٱلنَّاسِعَنۡءَايَٰتِنَالَغَٰفِلُونَ٩٢
Saheeh International

So today We will save you in body1 that you may be to those who succeed you a sign. And indeed, many among the people, of Our signs, are heedless.

فَٱلْيَوْمَFaalyawma
نُنَجِّيكَnunajjeeka
بِبَدَنِكَbibadanika
لِتَكُونَlitakoona
لِمَنْliman
خَلْفَكَkhalfaka
ءَايَةًۭ ۚayatan
وَإِنَّwainna
كَثِيرًۭاkatheeran
مِّنَmina
ٱلنَّاسِalnnasi
عَنْAAan
ءَايَـٰتِنَاayatina
لَغَـٰفِلُونَlaghafiloona
وَلَقَدۡفَتَنَّاسُلَيۡمَٰنَوَأَلۡقَيۡنَاعَلَىٰكُرۡسِيِّهِۦجَسَدٗاثُمَّأَنَابَ٣٤
Saheeh International

And We certainly tried Solomon and placed on his throne a body;1 then he returned.2

وَلَقَدْWalaqad
فَتَنَّاfatanna
سُلَيْمَـٰنَsulaymana
وَأَلْقَيْنَاwaalqayna
عَلَىٰAAala
كُرْسِيِّهِۦkursiyyihi
جَسَدًۭاjasadan
ثُمَّthumma
أَنَابَanaba