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Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:21

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Arabic	English	Morphology
ٱنظُرْ unẓur	See	V
كَيْفَ kayfa	how	Noun
فَضَّلْنَا faḍḍalnā	We preferred	V
بَعْضَهُمْ baʿḍahum	some of them	Noun
عَلَىٰ ʿalā	over	Prep
بَعْضٍ baʿḍin	others	Noun
وَلَلْءَاخِرَةُ walalākhiratu	And surely the Hereafter	Noun
أَكْبَرُ akbaru	(is) greater	Noun
دَرَجَٰتٍ darajātin	(in) degrees	Noun
وَأَكْبَرُ wa-akbaru	and greater	Noun
تَفْضِيلًا tafḍīlan	(in) excellence	Noun

see how We have given some more than others- but the Hereafter holds greater ranks and greater favours

— Abdel Haleem

ٱنظُرۡ كَیۡفَ فَضَّلۡنَا بَعۡضَهُمۡ عَلَىٰ بَعۡضࣲۚ وَلَلۡءَاخِرَةُ أَكۡبَرُ دَرَجَـٰتࣲ وَأَكۡبَرُ تَفۡضِیلࣰا ۝٢١

unẓur kayfa faḍḍalnā baʿḍahum ʿalā baʿḍin walalākhiratu akbaru darajātin wa-akbaru tafḍīla

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Verses with similar phrasing (mutashabihat al-alfaz). Shared words are highlighted.

52:25 13%

وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

wa-aqbala baʿḍuhum ʿalā baʿḍin yatasāalūn

They turn to one another and say

68:30 13%

فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَلَـٰوَمُونَ

fa-aqbala baʿḍuhum ʿalā baʿḍin yatalāwamūn

and then they turned to each other in mutual reproach

37:27 13%

وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

wa-aqbala baʿḍuhum ʿalā baʿḍin yatasāalūn

and they will turn on one another accusingly

37:50 13%

فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ يَتَسَآءَلُونَ

fa-aqbala baʿḍuhum ʿalā baʿḍin yatasāalūn

They will turn to one another with questions