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30. FatawwaAAat lahu nafsuhu qatla akheehi faqatalahu faasbaha mina alkhasireen
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30. The (selfish) soul of the other led him to the murder of his brother: he murdered him,
and became (himself) one of the lost ones.
31. FabaAAatha Allahu ghuraban yabhathu fee al-ardi liyuriyahu kayfa yuwaree saw-ata
akheehi qala ya waylata aAAajaztu an akoona mithla hatha alghurabi faowariya saw-ata
akhee faasbaha mina a
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nnadimeen
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31. Then God sent a raven, who scratched the ground, to show him how to hide the
shame of his brother. "Woe is me!" said he; "Was I not even able to be as this raven, and
to hide the shame of my brother?" then he became full of regrets-
32. Min ajli thalika katabna AAala banee isra-eela annahu man qatala nafsan bighayri
nafsin aw fasadin fee al-ardi fakaannama qatala a
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nnasa jameeAAan waman ahyaha
fakaannama ahya a
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nnasa jameeAAan walaqad jaat-hum rusuluna bi
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lbayyinati thumma
inna katheeran minhum baAAda thalika fee al-ardi lamusrifoon
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32. On that account: We ordained for the Children of Israel that if any one slew a person -
unless it be for murder or for spreading mischief in the land - it would be as if he slew the
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