The Prophets — Verse 5
21:5 · al-Anbiya`
The Prophets 21:5
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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بَلْ
bal
|
Nay | Prep |
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قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
|
they say | V |
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أَضْغَٰثُ
aḍghāthu
|
Muddled | Noun |
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أَحْلَٰمٍۭ
aḥlāmin
|
dreams | Noun |
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بَلِ
bali
|
nay | Prep |
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ٱفْتَرَىٰهُ
if'tarāhu
|
he (has) invented it | V |
|
بَلْ
bal
|
nay | Prep |
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هُوَ
huwa
|
he | Noun |
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شَاعِرٌ
shāʿirun
|
(is) a poet | Noun |
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فَلْيَأْتِنَا
falyatinā
|
So let him bring us | V |
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بِـَٔايَةٍ
biāyatin
|
a sign | Noun |
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كَمَآ
kamā
|
like what | Prep |
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أُرْسِلَ
ur'sila
|
was sent | V |
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ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ
l-awalūna
|
(to) the former | Noun |
Some say, ‘Muddled dreams’; others, ‘He made it up’; yet others, ‘He is just a poet, let him show us a sign as previous messengers did.’
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
بَلۡ قَالُوۤا۟ أَضۡغَـٰثُ أَحۡلَـٰمِۭ بَلِ ٱفۡتَرَىٰهُ بَلۡ هُوَ شَاعِرࣱ فَلۡیَأۡتِنَا بِءَایَةࣲ كَمَاۤ أُرۡسِلَ ٱلۡأَوَّلُونَ ٥
bal qālū aḍghāthu aḥlāmin bali if'tarāhu bal huwa shāʿirun falyatinā biāyatin kamā ur'sila l-awalūn