۞ وَٱتْلُ And recite wa-ut'lu to them ʿalayhim the story naba-a (of) two sons ib'nay (of) Adam ādama in truth bil-ḥaqi when idh both offered qarrabā a sacrifice qur'bānan and it was accepted fatuqubbila from min one of them aḥadihimā and not walam was accepted yutaqabbal from mina the other l-ākhari Said (the latter) qāla Surely I will kill you la-aqtulannaka Said (the former) qāla Only innamā accepts yataqabbalu (does) Allah l-lahu from mina the God fearing l-mutaqīna
And recite to them the story of Adam's two sons, in truth, when they both made an offering [to Allāh], and it was accepted from one of them but was not accepted from the other. Said [the latter], "I will surely kill you." Said [the former], "Indeed, Allāh only accepts from the righteous [who fear Him].
لَئِنۢ If la-in you stretch basaṭta towards me ilayya your hand yadaka to kill me litaqtulanī not mā will I anā stretch bibāsiṭin my hand yadiya towards you ilayka to kill you li-aqtulaka indeed I innī fear akhāfu Allah l-laha (the) Lord rabba (of) the worlds l-ʿālamīna
If you should raise your hand toward me to kill me - I shall not raise my hand toward you to kill you. Indeed, I fear Allāh, Lord of the worlds.
إِنِّىٓ Indeed, I innī wish urīdu that an you be laden tabūa with my sin bi-ith'mī and your sin wa-ith'mika so you will be fatakūna among min (the) companions aṣḥābi (of) the Fire l-nāri and that wadhālika (is the) recompense jazāu (of) the wrong-doers l-ẓālimīna
Indeed, I want you to obtain [thereby] my sin and your sin so you will be among the companions of the Fire. And that is the recompense of wrongdoers."
فَطَوَّعَتْ Then prompted faṭawwaʿat to him lahu his soul nafsuhu (to) kill qatla his brother akhīhi so he killed him faqatalahu and became fa-aṣbaḥa of mina the losers l-khāsirīna
And his soul permitted to him the murder of his brother, so he killed him and became among the losers.
فَبَعَثَ Then (was) sent fabaʿatha (by) Allah l-lahu a crow ghurāban it (was) scratching yabḥathu in fī the earth l-arḍi to show him liyuriyahu how kayfa to hide yuwārī (the) dead body sawata (of) his brother akhīhi He said qāla Woe to me yāwaylatā Am I unable aʿajaztu that an I can be akūna like mith'la this hādhā [the] crow l-ghurābi and hide fa-uwāriya (the) dead body sawata (of) my brother akhī Then he became fa-aṣbaḥa of mina the regretful l-nādimīna
Then Allāh sent a crow searching [i.e., scratching] in the ground to show him how to hide the disgrace 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.