Sura 22 Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage), ayah 36

  1. وَالْبُدْنَ جَعَلْنَاهَا لَكُمْ مِنْ شَعَائِرِ اللَّهِ لَكُمْ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ ۖ فَاذْكُرُوا اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا صَوَافَّ ۖ فَإِذَا وَجَبَتْ جُنُوبُهَا فَكُلُوا مِنْهَا وَأَطْعِمُوا الْقَانِعَ وَالْمُعْتَرَّ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ سَخَّرْنَاهَا لَكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

    Translation by words

    وَٱلْبُدْنَ
    And the camels and cattle -
    جَعَلْنَٰهَا
    We have made them
    لَكُم
    for you
    مِّن
    among
    شَعَٰٓئِرِ
    (the) Symbols
    ٱللَّهِ
    (of) Allah,
    لَكُمْ
    for you
    فِيهَا
    therein
    خَيْرٌ
    (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
    سَخَّرْنَٰهَا
    We have subjected them
    لَكُمْ
    to you
    لَعَلَّكُمْ
    so that you may
    تَشْكُرُونَ
    be grateful.

    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.

    22:36

Translation: Saheeh International

Sura 22 Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage)