The Prophets 21:40

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Arabic English Morphology
بَلْ bal
Nay Prep
it will come to them V
بَغْتَةً baghtatan
unexpectedly Noun
and bewilder them V
فَلَا falā
then not Prep
يَسْتَطِيعُونَ yastaṭīʿūna
they will be able V
رَدَّهَا raddahā
to repel it Noun
وَلَا walā
and not Prep
هُمْ hum
they Noun
يُنظَرُونَ yunẓarūna
will be given respite V

It will come upon them suddenly and stupefy them; they will be powerless to push it away; they will not be reprieved

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

بَلۡ تَأۡتِیهِم بَغۡتَةࣰ فَتَبۡهَتُهُمۡ فَلَا یَسۡتَطِیعُونَ رَدَّهَا وَلَا هُمۡ یُنظَرُونَ ۝٤٠

bal tatīhim baghtatan fatabhatuhum falā yastaṭīʿūna raddahā walā hum yunẓarūn