We said, “Strike him with part of it.” Thus Allah brings the dead to life; and He shows you His signs, that you may understand.
Al-Baqarah 2:73
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فَقُلْنَا اضْرِبُوهُ بِبَعْضِهَا ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يُحْيِي اللَّهُ الْمَوْتَىٰ وَيُرِيكُمْ آيَاتِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ
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We said, “Strike him with part of it.” Thus God brings the dead to life; and He shows you His signs, that you may understand.
So We said, "Touch the dead person with a piece of the cow." That's how Allah brings the dead back to life, and He shows you His signs, so you can understand.
So We said, "Strike the dead body with a part of the cow." This is how Allah brings the dead back to life, and He shows you His signs so you may understand.
So We said, “Strike him with a piece of her.” Thus God brings the dead to life and shows you His signs, so that you may understand.
We said, “Strike him with part of it.” Thus Allah gives life to the dead. And He shows you His signs, so that you may understand.
We said, “Strike him with part of it.” Thus God gives life to the dead. And He shows you His signs, so that you may understand.
So We said, "Strike him [i.e., the slain man] with part of it." Thus does Allāh bring the dead to life, and He shows you His signs that you might reason.
So We said: "Strike him (the dead man) with a piece of it (the cow)." Thus Allâh brings the dead to life and shows you His Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) so that you may understand.
We said, “Strike the slain with a piece of it.” This is how Allah brings the dead to life and shows you His signs, so that you may understand.
So We said: "Strike the (body) with a piece of the (heifer)." Thus Allah bringeth the dead to life and showeth you His Signs: Perchance ye may understand.
And We said: Smite him with some of it. Thus Allah bringeth the dead to life and showeth you His portents so that ye may understand.
We said, "Strike [the corpse] with a part of it." Thus God restores the dead to life and shows you His signs, so that you may understand.
So We commanded, "Strike the corpse of the murdered man with a part of the sacrificed cow. See how Allah brings the dead to life and shows you His Signs, so that you may understand".
We said, ‘Strike him with a piece of it:’ thus does Allah revive the dead, and He shows you His signs so that you may exercise your reason.
Faqulna idriboohu bibaAAdiha kathalika yuhyee Allahu almawta wayureekum ayatihi laAAallakum taAAqiloona