The Prophets — Verse 3
21:3 · al-Anbiya`
The Prophets 21:3
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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لَاهِيَةً
lāhiyatan
|
Distracted | Noun |
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قُلُوبُهُمْ
qulūbuhum
|
their hearts | Noun |
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وَأَسَرُّوا۟
wa-asarrū
|
And they conceal | V |
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ٱلنَّجْوَى
l-najwā
|
the private conversation | Noun |
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ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
|
those who | Noun |
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ظَلَمُوا۟
ẓalamū
|
[they] wronged | V |
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هَلْ
hal
|
Is | Prep |
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هَٰذَآ
hādhā
|
this | Noun |
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إِلَّا
illā
|
except | Prep |
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بَشَرٌ
basharun
|
a human being | Noun |
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مِّثْلُكُمْ
mith'lukum
|
like you | Noun |
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أَفَتَأْتُونَ
afatatūna
|
So would you approach | V |
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ٱلسِّحْرَ
l-siḥ'ra
|
the magic | Noun |
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وَأَنتُمْ
wa-antum
|
while you | Noun |
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تُبْصِرُونَ
tub'ṣirūna
|
see (it) | V |
with frivolous hearts. The evildoers conferred in secret: ‘Is this man anything but a mortal like yourselves? Are you going to fall under his spell with your eyes wide open?’
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
لَاهِیَةࣰ قُلُوبُهُمۡۗ وَأَسَرُّوا۟ ٱلنَّجۡوَى ٱلَّذِینَ ظَلَمُوا۟ هَلۡ هَـٰذَاۤ إِلَّا بَشَرࣱ مِّثۡلُكُمۡۖ أَفَتَأۡتُونَ ٱلسِّحۡرَ وَأَنتُمۡ تُبۡصِرُونَ ٣
lāhiyatan qulūbuhum wa-asarrū l-najwā alladhīna ẓalamū hal hādhā illā basharun mith'lukum afatatūna l-siḥ'ra wa-antum tub'ṣirūn