وَلَا تَمَسُّوهَا بِسُوٓءٖ فَيَأۡخُذَكُمۡ عَذَابُ يَوۡمٍ عَظِيمٖ ١٥٦
And do not touch her with harm, lest you be seized by the punishment of a terrible day."
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
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Each word's meaning and sound
- وَلَاAnd (do) notwalā
- تَمَسُّوهَاtouch hertamassūhā
- بِسُوٓءٖwith harmbisūin
- فَيَأۡخُذَكُمۡlest seize youfayakhudhakum
- عَذَابُ(the) punishmentʿadhābu
- يَوۡمٍ(of) a Dayyawmin
- عَظِيمٖGreatʿaẓīmin
Tafsir
“Do not harm it by way of hitting it or cutting its legs, otherwise the punishment of Allah will come upon you and destroy you on a distressing day, due to the affliction that comes down on it.”
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran