The Bee — Verse 101
16:101 · an-Nahl
The Bee 16:101
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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وَإِذَا
wa-idhā
|
And when | Noun |
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بَدَّلْنَآ
baddalnā
|
We substitute | V |
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ءَايَةً
āyatan
|
a Verse | Noun |
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مَّكَانَ
makāna
|
(in) place | Noun |
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ءَايَةٍ
āyatin
|
(of) a Verse | Noun |
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وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
|
and Allah | Noun |
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أَعْلَمُ
aʿlamu
|
(is) most knowing | Noun |
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بِمَا
bimā
|
of what | Noun |
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يُنَزِّلُ
yunazzilu
|
He sends down | V |
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قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
|
they say | V |
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إِنَّمَآ
innamā
|
Only | Prep |
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أَنتَ
anta
|
you | Noun |
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مُفْتَرٍۭ
muf'tarin
|
(are) an inventor | Noun |
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بَلْ
bal
|
Nay | Prep |
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أَكْثَرُهُمْ
aktharuhum
|
most of them | Noun |
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لَا
lā
|
(do) not | Prep |
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يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
|
know | V |
When We substitute one revelation for another- and God knows best what He reveals- they say, ‘You are just making it up,’ but most of them have no knowledge
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
وَإِذَا بَدَّلۡنَاۤ ءَایَةࣰ مَّكَانَ ءَایَةࣲ وَٱللَّهُ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَا یُنَزِّلُ قَالُوۤا۟ إِنَّمَاۤ أَنتَ مُفۡتَرِۭۚ بَلۡ أَكۡثَرُهُمۡ لَا یَعۡلَمُونَ ١٠١
wa-idhā baddalnā āyatan makāna āyatin wal-lahu aʿlamu bimā yunazzilu qālū innamā anta muf'tarin bal aktharuhum lā yaʿlamūn