God then sent a raven to scratch the soil, to teach him how to bury his brother’s corpse. He said, “Woe to me; I failed to be as intelligent as this raven, and bury my brother’s corpse.” He became ridden with remorse.
فَبَعَثَ اللَّهُ غُرابًا يَبحَثُ فِى الأَرضِ لِيُرِيَهُ كَيفَ يُوٰرى سَوءَةَ أَخيهِ قالَ يٰوَيلَتىٰ أَعَجَزتُ أَن أَكونَ مِثلَ هٰذَا الغُرابِ فَأُوٰرِىَ سَوءَةَ أَخى فَأَصبَحَ مِنَ النّٰدِمينَ
faba’asal laahu ghuraabai yabhasu fil ardi liyuriyahoo kaifa yuwaaree saw’ata akheeh; qaala yaa wailataaa a’ajaztu an akoona misla haazal ghuraabi fa uwaariya saw ata akhee fa asbaha minan naadimeen