The Prophets 21:65

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Arabic English Morphology
ثُمَّ thumma
Then Prep
they were turned V
عَلَىٰ ʿalā
on Prep
their heads Noun
لَقَدْ laqad
Verily Prep
عَلِمْتَ ʿalim'ta
you know V
مَا
not Prep
these Noun
يَنطِقُونَ yanṭiqūna
(can) speak V

but then they lapsed again and said, ‘You know very well these gods cannot speak.’

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

ثُمَّ نُكِسُوا۟ عَلَىٰ رُءُوسِهِمۡ لَقَدۡ عَلِمۡتَ مَا هَـٰۤؤُلَاۤءِ یَنطِقُونَ ۝٦٥

thumma nukisū ʿalā ruūsihim laqad ʿalim'ta mā hāulāi yanṭiqūn