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Surah Al-Ma'idah
Verse 31

فَبَعَثَ Then (was) sent ٱللَّهُ (by) Allah غُرَابًۭا a crow يَبْحَثُ it (was) scratching فِى in ٱلْأَرْضِ the earth لِيُرِيَهُۥ to show him كَيْفَ how يُوَٰرِى to hide سَوْءَةَ (the) dead body أَخِيهِ ۚ (of) his brother قَالَ He said يَـٰوَيْلَتَىٰٓ Woe to me أَعَجَزْتُ Am I unable أَنْ that أَكُونَ I can be مِثْلَ like هَـٰذَا this ٱلْغُرَابِ [the] crow فَأُوَٰرِىَ and hide سَوْءَةَ (the) dead body أَخِى ۖ (of) my brother فَأَصْبَحَ Then he became مِنَ of ٱلنَّـٰدِمِينَ the regretful ٣١

Then Allāh sent a crow searching [i.e., scratching] in the ground to show him how to hide the disgrace of his brother. He said, "O woe to me! Have I failed to be like this crow and hide the disgrace [i.e., body] of my brother?" And he became of the regretful.

— Come To Light

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