وَٱلْبُدْنَ جَعَلْنَٰهَا لَكُم مِّن شَعَٰٓئِرِ ٱللَّهِ لَكُمْ فِيهَا خَيْرٌۭ ۖ فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱسْمَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا صَوَآفَّ ۖ فَإِذَا وَجَبَتْ جُنُوبُهَا فَكُلُوا۟ مِنْهَا وَأَطْعِمُوا۟ ٱلْقَانِعَ وَٱلْمُعْتَرَّ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ سَخَّرْنَٰهَا لَكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ
Translation
Sahih International
And the camels and cattle We have appointed for you as among the symbols of Allah; for you therein is good. So mention the name of Allah upon them when lined up [for sacrifice]; and when they are [lifeless] on their sides, then eat from them and feed the needy and the beggar. Thus have We subjected them to you that you may be grateful.
Word-by-Word Translation
وَٱلْبُدْنَ
And the camels and cattle
جَعَلْنَـٰهَا
We have made them
لَكُم
for you
مِّن
among
شَعَـٰٓئِرِ
(the) Symbols
ٱللَّهِ
(of) Allah
لَكُمْ
for you
فِيهَا
therein
خَيْرٌۭ ۖ
(is) good
فَٱذْكُرُوا۟
So mention
ٱسْمَ
(the) name
ٱللَّهِ
(of) Allah
عَلَيْهَا
over them
صَوَآفَّ ۖ
(when) lined up
فَإِذَا
and when
وَجَبَتْ
are down
جُنُوبُهَا
their sides
فَكُلُوا۟
then eat
مِنْهَا
from them
وَأَطْعِمُوا۟
and feed
ٱلْقَانِعَ
the needy who do not ask
وَٱلْمُعْتَرَّ ۚ
and the needy who ask
كَذَٰلِكَ
Thus
سَخَّرْنَـٰهَا
We have subjected them
لَكُمْ
to you
لَعَلَّكُمْ
so that you may
تَشْكُرُونَ
be grateful
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