Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:85

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Arabic English Morphology
And they ask you V
عَنِ ʿani
concerning Prep
ٱلرُّوحِ l-rūḥi
the soul Noun
قُلِ quli
Say V
ٱلرُّوحُ l-rūḥu
The soul Noun
مِنْ min
(is) of Prep
(the) affair Noun
رَبِّى rabbī
(of) my Lord Noun
وَمَآ wamā
And not Prep
you have been given V
مِّنَ mina
of Prep
ٱلْعِلْمِ l-ʿil'mi
the knowledge Noun
إِلَّا illā
except Prep
قَلِيلًا qalīlan
a little Noun

[Prophet], they ask you about the Spirit. Say, ‘The Spirit is part of my Lord’s domain. You have only been given a little knowledge.’

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

وَیَسۡءَلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلرُّوحِۖ قُلِ ٱلرُّوحُ مِنۡ أَمۡرِ رَبِّی وَمَاۤ أُوتِیتُم مِّنَ ٱلۡعِلۡمِ إِلَّا قَلِیلࣰا ۝٨٥

wayasalūnaka ʿani l-rūḥi quli l-rūḥu min amri rabbī wamā ūtītum mina l-ʿil'mi illā qalīla