Surah Al-Hajj, ayah 36
وَٱلْبُدْنَ جَعَلْنَـٰهَا لَكُم مِّن شَعَـٰٓئِرِ ٱللَّهِ لَكُمْ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ ۖ فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱسْمَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا صَوَآفَّ ۖ فَإِذَا وَجَبَتْ جُنُوبُهَا فَكُلُوا۟ مِنْهَا وَأَطْعِمُوا۟ ٱلْقَانِعَ وَٱلْمُعْتَرَّ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ سَخَّرْنَـٰهَا لَكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
And the camels and cattle We have appointed for you as among the symbols [i.e., rites] of Allāh; for you therein is good. So mention the name of Allāh upon them when lined up [for sacrifice]; and when they are [lifeless] on their sides, then eat from them and feed the needy [who does not seek aid] and the beggar. Thus have We subjected them to you that you may be grateful.
Word by word
- وَٱلْبُدْنَwal-bud'naAnd the camels and cattle
- جَعَلْنَـٰهَاjaʿalnāhāWe have made them
- لَكُمlakumfor you
- مِّنminamong
- شَعَـٰٓئِرِshaʿāiri(the) Symbols
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- لَكُمْlakumfor you
- فِيهَاfīhātherein
- خَيْرٌۭ ۖkhayrun(is) good
- فَٱذْكُرُوا۟fa-udh'kurūSo mention
- ٱسْمَis'ma(the) name
- ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
- عَلَيْهَاʿalayhāover them
- صَوَآفَّ ۖṣawāffa(when) lined up
- فَإِذَاfa-idhāand when
- وَجَبَتْwajabatare down
- جُنُوبُهَاjunūbuhātheir sides
- فَكُلُوا۟fakulūthen eat
- مِنْهَاmin'hāfrom them
- وَأَطْعِمُوا۟wa-aṭʿimūand feed
- ٱلْقَانِعَl-qāniʿathe needy who do not ask
- وَٱلْمُعْتَرَّ ۚwal-muʿ'taraand the needy who ask
- كَذَٰلِكَkadhālikaThus
- سَخَّرْنَـٰهَاsakharnāhāWe have subjected them
- لَكُمْlakumto you
- لَعَلَّكُمْlaʿallakumso that you may
- تَشْكُرُونَtashkurūnabe grateful
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