The Bee 16:40

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Arabic English Morphology
Only Prep
Our Word Noun
لِشَىْءٍ lishayin
to a thing Noun
إِذَآ idhā
when Noun
We intend it V
أَن an
(is) that Prep
We say V
لَهُۥ lahu
to it Noun
كُن kun
Be V
فَيَكُونُ fayakūnu
and it is V

When We will something to happen, all that We say is, ‘Be,’ and it is

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

إِنَّمَا قَوۡلُنَا لِشَیۡءٍ إِذَاۤ أَرَدۡنَـٰهُ أَن نَّقُولَ لَهُۥ كُن فَیَكُونُ ۝٤٠

innamā qawlunā lishayin idhā aradnāhu an naqūla lahu kun fayakūn