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عِنَادُStubbornnessبَنِيof the childrenإِسْرَائِيلَof Israel

Stubbornness of the Children of Israel

وَكَانَتْAnd wereبَنُوthe childrenإِسْرَائِيلَof Israelفِيinطِبَاعِهِمْtheir naturesأَطْفَالًاchildren

And the children of Israel were in their natures children

،,وَأَطْفَالًاand childrenمُعَانِدِينَstubborn

and stubborn children

وَكُلَّمَاAnd wheneverأُمِرُواthey were commandedبِأَمْرٍwith a command

And whenever they were commanded with a command

،,خَالَفُوهُthey disobeyed itإِلَىtoضِدِّهِits opposite

they disobeyed it to its opposite

وَيَسْتَهْزِئُونَand they mockedبِهِit

and they mocked it

كَأَنَّهُمْAs if theyيَرَوْنَconsideredمِنَofالْوَاجِبِthe duty

As if they considered it of the duty

أَنْthatيُبَدِّلُواthey should changeمَاwhatيُقَالُis saidلَهُمْto them

that they should change what is said to them

كَطِفْلٍLike a childعَنِيدٍstubborn

Like a stubborn child

يُقَالُwho is toldلَهُto himقُمْ"Stand up"فَيَجْلِسُhe sits down

who is told to him 'Stand up,' he sits down

،,وَيُقَالُand is toldلَهُto himاجْلِسْ"Sit down"فَيَقُومُhe stands up

and is told to him 'Sit down,' he stands up

،,وَيُقَالُand is toldلَهُto himاسْكُتْ"Be silent"فَيَتَكَلَّمُhe speaks

and is told to him 'Be silent,' he speaks

،,وَيُقَالُand is toldلَهُto himتَكَلَّمْ"Speak"فَيَسْكُتُhe is silent

and is told to him 'Speak,' he is silent

وَكَانَAnd wasفِيهِمْin themعِنَادُthe stubbornnessالْأَطْفَالِof children

And there was in them the stubbornness of children

فِيinخُبْثِthe maliceالْأَشْرَارِof the wicked

in the malice of the wicked

فِيinهُزْءِthe mockeryالْأَعْدَاءِof the enemies

in the mockery of the enemies

فِيinسَفَاهَةِthe foolishnessالْمَجَانِينِof the madmen

in the foolishness of the madmen

كَانُواThey wereيُرِيدُونَwantingأَنْtoيَسْكُنُواreside

They wanted to reside

قَرْيَةًa village،,وَيَأْكُلُواand eatطَعَامَهُمُtheir food

a village, and eat their food

الشَّهِيَّthe deliciousمِنَfromالْخُضَرِthe vegetablesوَالْبُقُولِand the legumes

the delicious, from the vegetables and legumes

وَلَكِنَّهُمْBut whenلَمَّاtheyقِيلَwere toldلَهُمُit

But when they were told it

ادْخُلُوا"Enterهَذِهِthisالْقَرْيَةَvillage

'Enter this village

فَكُلُواand eatمِنْهَاfrom itحَيْثُwhereverشِئْتُمْyou wishرَغَدًاin abundance

and eat from it wherever you wish in abundance

،,وَادْخُلُواand enterالْبَابَthe gateسُجَّدًاprostrating

and enter the gate prostrating

،,وَقُولُواand sayحِطَّةٌ'Absolution'

and say, 'Absolution'

،,نَغْفِرْWe will forgiveلَكُمْfor youخَطَايَاكُمْyour sins

We will forgive for you your sins

وَسَنَزِيدُand We will increaseالْمُحْسِنِينَthe doers of good

and We will increase the doers of good

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غَضِبُواThey became angryمِنْfromهَذَاthisالْأَمْرِcommandالْإِلَهِيِّdivine

They became angry from this divine command

،,وَدَخَلُواand they enteredالْقَرْيَةَthe villageكُرْهًاreluctantlyوَهُزُوًاand mockingly

and they entered the village reluctantly and mockingly

،,يَزْحَفُونَcrawlingعَلَىonأَسْتَاهِهِمْtheir hindquarters

crawling on their hindquarters

فَبَدَّلَSo changedالَّذِينَthose whoظَلَمُواwrongedقَوْلًاa sayingغَيْرَother thanالَّذِيthat whichقِيلَwas saidلَهُمْto them

So those who wronged changed a saying other than that which was said to them

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