فَبَعَثَ اللّٰهُ غُرَابًا یَبْحَثُ فِی الْاَرْضِ لِیُرِیَهُ كَیْفَ یُوَارٖی سَوْاَةَ اَخٖیهِؕ قَالَ یَا وَیْلَتٰٓى اَعَجَزْتُ اَنْ اَكُونَ مِثْلَ هٰذَا الْغُرَابِ فَاُوَارِیَ سَوْاَةَ اَخٖیۚ فَاَصْبَحَ مِنَ النَّادِمٖینَۚۛ
FabaAAatha Allahu ghuraban yabhathu fee alardi liyuriyahu kayfa yuwaree sawata akheehi qala ya waylata aAAajaztu an akoona mithla hatha alghurabi faowariya sawata akhee faasbaha mina alnnadimeena
Translations
Then Allah sent a crow searching 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 body of my brother?" And he became of the regretful
Saheeh International
Then Allah sent a raven scratching up the ground, to show him how to hide his brother's naked corpse. He said: Woe unto me! Am I not able to be as this raven and so hide my brother's naked corpse? And he became repentant
Marmaduke Pickthall