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Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 70 (2:70)

ٱلْبَقَرَة

قَالُوا۟ ٱدْعُ لَنَا رَبَّكَ يُبَيِّن لَّنَا مَا هِىَ إِنَّ ٱلْبَقَرَ تَشَٰبَهَ عَلَيْنَا وَإِنَّآ إِن …

Quran 2:70 is ayah 70 of Surah Al-Baqarah (“The Cow”), a Medinan surah of 286 ayahs. It is in Juz 1, on page 11 of the Madani Mushaf.

2:70
قَالُوا۟ٱدْعُلَنَارَبَّكَيُبَيِّنلَّنَامَاهِىَإِنَّٱلْبَقَرَتَشَٰبَهَعَلَيْنَاوَإِنَّآإِنشَآءَٱللَّهُلَمُهْتَدُونَ٧٠
qālū ud'ʿu lanā rabbaka yubayyin lanā mā hiya inna l-baqara tashābaha ʿalaynā wa-innā in shāa l-lahu lamuh'tadūna

They said, "Call upon your Lord to make clear to us what it is. Indeed, [all] cows look alike to us. And indeed we, if Allāh wills, will be guided."(70)

Word by word

  1. قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
  2. ٱدْعُud'ʿuPray
  3. لَنَاlanāfor us
  4. رَبَّكَrabbaka(to) your Lord
  5. يُبَيِّنyubayyinto make clear
  6. لَّنَاlanāto us
  7. مَاmāwhat
  8. هِىَhiyait (is)
  9. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  10. ٱلْبَقَرَl-baqara[the] cows
  11. تَشَٰبَهَtashābahalook alike
  12. عَلَيْنَاʿalaynāto us
  13. وَإِنَّآwa-innāAnd indeed we
  14. إِنinif
  15. شَآءَshāawills
  16. ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah
  17. لَمُهْتَدُونَlamuh'tadūna(will) surely be those who are guided

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