Stem ذَبَحُ - Quranic Morphology

English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ^ra

He answered: ‘God says, it is a cow not broken in to plough the earth or water the tilth; one without blemish; of one colour.’ They said: ‘Now hast thou brought the truth.’ Then they slaughtered her, though they would rather not do so.

اردو ترجمہ مرزا طاہر احمد خلیفة المسیح الرابعؒ

اس نے کہا بلاشبہ وہ کہتا ہے کہ وہ ضرور ایک ایسی گائے ہے جسے اس غرض سے َجوت نہیں ڈالی گئی کہ وہ زمین میں ہل چلائے اور نہ وہ کھیتوں کو سیراب کرتی ہے۔ وہ صحیح سلامت ہے ۔ اُس میں کوئی داغ نہیں ۔ انہوں نے کہا کہ اب تُو سچی بات لایا ہے ۔ پس انہوں نے اسے ذبح کر دیا جبکہ وہ (پہلے ایسا) کرنے والے نہ تھے۔

French

Il répondit : « Allāh dit qu’il s’agit d’une vache qui n’a été rompue ni au labourage du sol ni à l’arrosage des champs, d’une vache sans tare et d’une seule couleur. » Ils dirent : « Maintenant, tu nous as apporté la vérité. » Puis ils l’immolèrent, bien qu’ils eussent été presque à ne pas le faire.

German

Er antwortete: "Er spricht, es ist eine Kuh, nicht gebeugt unter das Joch, das Land zu pflügen oder den Acker zu wässern; eine ohne Tadel; von einerlei Farbe." Sie sprachen: "Nun hast du die Wahrheit gebracht." Dann schlachteten sie sie, obgleich sie es ungern taten.

Chinese

他 (穆撒回答) 说: “安拉说: ‘它[b]从未驯服于耕地和灌田,是健全无疵的 (一头牛)。’” 他们说: “现在你 (对我们) 说明了真象。” 于是他们宰了它。可是他们原先是不大乐意这样做的。

Italian

Egli rispose: «Dio dice: è una giovenca non adibita all'aratro né ad irrigare i campi; senza difetti e di un solo colore.» Essi dissero: «Ora hai portato la verità.» Allora la uccisero, anche se avrebbero preferito non farlo.

Spanish

Respondió: “Dios dice que es una vaca no agotada a fuerza de arar la tierra o regar los cultivos; un animal sin tacha; de un solo color”. Dijeron: “Ahora has traído la verdad”. Entonces la sacrificaron, aunque a punto estuvieron de no hacerlo.

اردو تفسیرِ صغیر

(موسیٰ نے) کہا‘ وہ فرماتا ہے کہ وہ ایسی گائے ہے جو نہ تو جوئے کے نیچے لائی گئی ہے کہ ہل چلاتی ہو اور نہ کھیتی کو پانی دیتی ہے‘ بالکل تندرست ہے‘اس میں کوئی غیر رنگ نہیں (پایا جاتا) انہوں نے کہا اب تو نے (ہم پر) حقیقت کھول دی ہے‘ چنانچہ انہوں نے اس (گائے) کو ذبح کر دیا‘ گو وہ ایسا کرنے پر آمادہ نہ تھے۔

English - Short Commentary Translation

He answered, ‘God says, it is a cow [a]not broken to plough the earth or water the tilth; one without blemish; of one colour.’ They said, ‘Now hast thou brought the truth.’ Then they slaughtered her, though they would rather not do it.[108]

English - Five Volume Translation

He answered: ‘God says, it is a cow [a]not broken in to plough the earth or water the tilth; one without blemish; of one colour.’ They said, ‘Now hast thou brought the truth’. Then they slaughtered her, though they would rather not do so.[78]

67:16.

Commentary:

The Israelites had lived for a long time among the Egyptians who had great veneration for the cow. Thus reverence for the cow had crept into the minds of the Israelites as well. This is why, when they made an idol for themselves, they made it in the shape of a calf (Quran 2:52 & Exod. 32:4). It was, therefore, quite in the fitness of things that, in order to root out this evil inclination from the hearts of the Israelites, they should have been repeatedly commanded to sacrifice the cow. And this was actually the case (Num. 19:1-9; Lev. 4:1-21; 16:3, 11; etc.) A nation which freely slaughters an animal can never think of deifying it.

In the verses under comment, i.e. vv. 68 to 72, mention is made of Moses having ordered the Israelites to sacrifice a cow. It appears that at first they were bidden to sacrifice an ordinary cow, but it seems they had a particular cow which served as a pet among them and they had a natural misgiving that the order pertained to that cow. So they repeatedly asked Moses to specify the cow which God meant to be slaughtered, and as a result of their questionings some conditions were added to specify the animal. Finally, when the description given by Moses corresponded to the particular cow which they had in view, they had perforce to say, Now hast thou brought the truth, the words showing that from the very beginning they had in their mind some particular cow to which they thought the command pertained. Caught in their own net, they were guided aright and had to slaughter the very cow which served as a pet among them and thus a great step was taken to uproot the evil from their hearts.

This incident finds mention in the Bible also (Num. 19:1-9). The Quranic version, however, differs slightly from that of the Bible. According to the Quran, the Israelites were at first ordered to slaughter an ordinary cow, and it was only on their repeated questioning that descriptions were added to specify it. On the other hand, the Biblical version makes no mention of this questioning, but tells us that at the very outset the Israelites were ordered to slaughter a cow answering a particular description. Again, the narrative of the Quran, shows that it was with great reluctance that the Israelites finally complied with the command, but the Bible throws no light on the manner in which the divine behest was carried out. It is not difficult to see on which side the truth lies. It is too much to believe that the Israelites, who were ever ready to quarrel with Moses on receipt of an injunction against their wishes, should have carried out, without question, the order relating to the slaughter of a cow.

اردو ترجمہ مودودی

موسیٰؑ نے جواب دیا: اللہ کہتا ہے کہ وہ ایسی گائے ہے جس سے خدمت نہیں لی جاتی، نہ زمین جوتتی ہے نہ پانی کھینچتی ہے، صحیح سالم اور بے داغ ہے، اس پر وہ پکار اٹھے کہ ہاں، اب تم نے ٹھیک پتہ بتایا ہے پھر انہوں نے اسے ذبح کیا، ورنہ وہ ایسا کرتے معلوم نہ ہوتے تھے

English - Sahih

He said, "He says, 'It is a cow neither trained to plow the earth nor to irrigate the field, one free from fault with no spot upon her.' " They said, "Now you have come with the truth." So they slaughtered her, but they could hardly do it.

اردو ترجمہ احمد علی

کہا و ہ فرماتا ہے کہ وہ ایک ایسی گائے ہے محنت کرنے والی نہیں جو زمین کو جوتتی ہو یا کھیتی کو پانی دیتی ہو بے عیب ہے اس میں کوئي داغ نہیں انہوں نے کہا اب تو نے ٹھیک بات بتائی پھر انہوں نے اسے ذبح کر دیا اور وہ کرنے والے تو نہیں تھے

English - Talal Itani

He said, "Indeed, He says, "[Indeed] it (is) a cow not trained to plough the earth, and not water the field; sound, no blemish in it." They said, "Now you have come with the truth." So they slaughtered it, and not they were near (to) doing (it).

Chinese Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

b

67:16.

اردہ تفصیرِ صغیر نوٹس ^*

English - Arberry

He said, 'He says she shall be a cow not broken to plough the earth or to water the tillage, one kept secure, with no blemish on her.' They said, 'Now thou hast brought the truth'; and therefore they sacrificed her, a thing they had scarcely done.

English - Maududi

Moses answered, "Allah says that she should be a cow which has not been yoked nor has ploughed the land nor watered the fields; which is sound and whole, without belemish. " Then they cried out, "Now you have given an accurate description. " Then they sacrificed her but they did not appear to be doing this willingly.

English - Ahmed Ali

And Moses said: "He says it's a cow unyoked, nor worn out by ploughing or watering the fields, one in good shape with no mark or blemish." "Now have you brought us the truth," they said; and then, after wavering, they sacrificed the cow.

English - Yusuf Ali

He said: "He says: A heifer not trained to till the soil or water the fields; sound and without blemish." They said: "Now hast thou brought the truth." Then they offered her in sacrifice, but not with good-will.

English - Five Volume Commentary ^*

Cross Refs:

a

67:16.

78

Commentary:

The Israelites had lived for a long time among the Egyptians who had great veneration for the cow. Thus reverence for the cow had crept into the minds of the Israelites as well. This is why, when they made an idol for themselves, they made it in the shape of a calf (Quran 2:52 & Exod. 32:4). It was, therefore, quite in the fitness of things that, in order to root out this evil inclination from the hearts of the Israelites, they should have been repeatedly commanded to sacrifice the cow. And this was actually the case (Num. 19:1-9; Lev. 4:1-21; 16:3, 11; etc.) A nation which freely slaughters an animal can never think of deifying it.

In the verses under comment, i.e. vv. 68 to 72, mention is made of Moses having ordered the Israelites to sacrifice a cow. It appears that at first they were bidden to sacrifice an ordinary cow, but it seems they had a particular cow which served as a pet among them and they had a natural misgiving that the order pertained to that cow. So they repeatedly asked Moses to specify the cow which God meant to be slaughtered, and as a result of their questionings some conditions were added to specify the animal. Finally, when the description given by Moses corresponded to the particular cow which they had in view, they had perforce to say, Now hast thou brought the truth, the words showing that from the very beginning they had in their mind some particular cow to which they thought the command pertained. Caught in their own net, they were guided aright and had to slaughter the very cow which served as a pet among them and thus a great step was taken to uproot the evil from their hearts.

This incident finds mention in the Bible also (Num. 19:1-9). The Quranic version, however, differs slightly from that of the Bible. According to the Quran, the Israelites were at first ordered to slaughter an ordinary cow, and it was only on their repeated questioning that descriptions were added to specify it. On the other hand, the Biblical version makes no mention of this questioning, but tells us that at the very outset the Israelites were ordered to slaughter a cow answering a particular description. Again, the narrative of the Quran, shows that it was with great reluctance that the Israelites finally complied with the command, but the Bible throws no light on the manner in which the divine behest was carried out. It is not difficult to see on which side the truth lies. It is too much to believe that the Israelites, who were ever ready to quarrel with Moses on receipt of an injunction against their wishes, should have carried out, without question, the order relating to the slaughter of a cow.

English - Short Commentary Notes ^*

Cross Refs:

a

67:16.

108

The Israelites had lived for a long time among the Egyptians who had great veneration for the cow. Thus reverence for this animal had crept into their minds also. This is why, when they made an idol for themselves, they made it in the shape of a calf (Qur’an 2:52 & Exod. 32: 4). In order that their minds should have been purged of the feeling of veneration for the cow, they were repeatedly commanded to sacrifice it (Num. 19: 1-9; Lev. 4: 1-21; 16: 3, 11). It seems that they had a particular cow, which served as a pet among them, and they had a misgiving that the order pertained to it. So they repeatedly asked Moses to specify the cow which God meant to be slaughtered, and as a result of their questioning some conditions were added to specify the animal.

English - Pickthall

(Moses) answered: Lo! He saith: Verily she is a cow unyoked; she plougheth not the soil nor watereth the tilth; whole and without mark. They said: Now thou bringest the truth. So they sacrificed her, though almost they did not.

English - Muhammad Ali ^ra

(Moses) said: He says: She is a cow not made submissive to plough the land, nor does she water the tilth, sound, without a blemish in her. They said: Now thou has brought the truth. So they slaughtered her, though they had not the mind to do (it).

English - Sir Muhammad Zafrullah Khan ^ra

Moses answered: He says: It, is a cow not broken in to plough the earth or water the tilth; one without blemish; of uniform colour. They said: Now have you given us correct particulars. Then they slaughtered her, though they would rather not have done it.

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