Surah Al-An'am (الأنعام) • The Cattle

Quran 6:139

6:139

وَقَالُوا۟ مَا فِى بُطُونِ هَـٰذِهِ ٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِ خَالِصَةٌ لِّذُكُورِنَا وَمُحَرَّمٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَزْوَٰجِنَا ۖ وَإِن يَكُن مَّيْتَةً فَهُمْ فِيهِ شُرَكَآءُ ۚ سَيَجْزِيهِمْ وَصْفَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ حَكِيمٌ عَلِيمٌ

waqālū mā fī buṭūni hādhihi l-anʿāmi khāliṣatun lidhukūrinā wamuḥarramun ʿalā azwājinā wa-in yakun maytatan fahum fīhi shurakāu sayajzīhim waṣfahum innahu ḥakīmun ʿalīmun

And they say, "What is in the bellies of these animals is exclusively for our males and forbidden to our females. But if it is [born] dead, then all of them have shares therein." He will punish them for their description. Indeed, He is Wise and Knowing.

— Saheeh International

They also say, ‘The contents of these animals’ wombs will be reserved solely for our men and forbidden to our women, though if the offspring is stillborn they may have a share of it.’ He will punish them for what they attribute to Him: He is all wise, all aware.

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And they say: "What is in the bellies of such and such cattle (milk or foetus) is for our males alone, and forbidden to our females (girls and women), but if it is born dead, then all have shares therein." He will punish them for their attribution (of such false orders to Allâh). Verily, He is All-Wise, All-Knower. (Tafsir At-Tabarî).

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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Word by Word

وَقَالُوا۟waqālūAnd they say
مَاmāWhat
فِىfī(is) in
بُطُونِbuṭūni(the) wombs
هَـٰذِهِhādhihi(of) these
ٱلْأَنْعَـٰمِl-anʿāmicattle
خَالِصَةٌۭkhāliṣatun(is) exclusively
لِّذُكُورِنَاlidhukūrināfor our males
وَمُحَرَّمٌwamuḥarramunand forbidden
عَلَىٰٓʿalāon
أَزْوَٰجِنَاۖazwājināour spouses
وَإِنwa-inBut if
يَكُنyakunis
مَّيْتَةًۭmaytatan(born) dead
فَهُمْfahumthen they (all)
فِيهِfīhiin it
شُرَكَآءُۚshurakāu(are) partners
سَيَجْزِيهِمْsayajzīhimHe will recompense them
وَصْفَهُمْۚwaṣfahum(for) their attribution
إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, He
حَكِيمٌḥakīmun(is) All-Wise
عَلِيمٌۭʿalīmunAll-Knowing