The Prophets — Verse 7
21:7 · al-Anbiya`
The Prophets 21:7
Text Analysis
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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وَمَآ
wamā
|
And not | Prep |
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أَرْسَلْنَا
arsalnā
|
We sent | V |
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قَبْلَكَ
qablaka
|
before you | Noun |
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إِلَّا
illā
|
except | Prep |
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رِجَالًا
rijālan
|
men | Noun |
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نُّوحِىٓ
nūḥī
|
We revealed | V |
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إِلَيْهِمْ
ilayhim
|
to them | Prep |
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فَسْـَٔلُوٓا۟
fasalū
|
So ask | V |
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أَهْلَ
ahla
|
(the) people | Noun |
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ٱلذِّكْرِ
l-dhik'ri
|
(of) the Reminder | Noun |
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إِن
in
|
if | Prep |
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كُنتُمْ
kuntum
|
you | V |
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لَا
lā
|
(do) not | Prep |
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تَعْلَمُونَ
taʿlamūna
|
know | V |
And even before your time [Prophet], all the messengers We sent were only men We inspired–– if you [disbelievers] do not know, ask people who know the Scripture––
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
وَمَاۤ أَرۡسَلۡنَا قَبۡلَكَ إِلَّا رِجَالࣰا نُّوحِیۤ إِلَیۡهِمۡۖ فَسۡءَلُوۤا۟ أَهۡلَ ٱلذِّكۡرِ إِن كُنتُمۡ لَا تَعۡلَمُونَ ٧
wamā arsalnā qablaka illā rijālan nūḥī ilayhim fasalū ahla l-dhik'ri in kuntum lā taʿlamūn