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Aya 31
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فَبَعَثَ اللَّهُ غُرابًا يَبحَثُ فِي الأَرضِ لِيُرِيَهُ كَيفَ يُواري سَوءَةَ أَخيهِ ۚ قالَ يا وَيلَتا أَعَجَزتُ أَن أَكونَ مِثلَ هٰذَا الغُرابِ فَأُوارِيَ سَوءَةَ أَخي ۖ فَأَصبَحَ مِنَ النّادِمينَ

N. J. Dawood

Then God sent down a raven, which clawed the earth to show him how to bury the naked corpse of his brother. ‘Alas!’ he cried. ‘Have I not strength enough to do as this raven has done and so bury my brother’s naked corpse?’ And he repented.