Jonah — Verse 78
10:78 · Yunus
Jonah 10:78
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
|
They said | V |
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أَجِئْتَنَا
aji'tanā
|
Have you come to us | V |
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لِتَلْفِتَنَا
litalfitanā
|
to turn us away | V |
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عَمَّا
ʿammā
|
from that | Prep |
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وَجَدْنَا
wajadnā
|
we found | V |
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عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
|
on it | Prep |
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ءَابَآءَنَا
ābāanā
|
our forefathers | Noun |
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وَتَكُونَ
watakūna
|
and you two (may) have | V |
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لَكُمَا
lakumā
|
and you two (may) have | Noun |
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ٱلْكِبْرِيَآءُ
l-kib'riyāu
|
the greatness | Noun |
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فِى
fī
|
in | Prep |
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ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
|
the land | Noun |
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وَمَا
wamā
|
And we (are) not | Prep |
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نَحْنُ
naḥnu
|
And we (are) not | Noun |
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لَكُمَا
lakumā
|
(in) you two | Noun |
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بِمُؤْمِنِينَ
bimu'minīna
|
believers | Noun |
They said, ‘Have you come to turn us away from the faith we found our fathers following, so that you and your brother can gain greatness in this land? We will never believe in you.’
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
قَالُوۤا۟ أَجِئۡتَنَا لِتَلۡفِتَنَا عَمَّا وَجَدۡنَا عَلَیۡهِ ءَابَاۤءَنَا وَتَكُونَ لَكُمَا ٱلۡكِبۡرِیَاۤءُ فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَمَا نَحۡنُ لَكُمَا بِمُؤۡمِنِینَ ٧٨
qālū aji'tanā litalfitanā ʿammā wajadnā ʿalayhi ābāanā watakūna lakumā l-kib'riyāu fī l-arḍi wamā naḥnu lakumā bimu'minīn