The Light — Verse 13
24:13 · an-Nur
The Light 24:13
Text Analysis
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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لَّوْلَا
lawlā
|
Why (did) not | Prep |
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جَآءُو
jāū
|
they bring | V |
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عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
|
for it | Prep |
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بِأَرْبَعَةِ
bi-arbaʿati
|
four | Noun |
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شُهَدَآءَ
shuhadāa
|
witnesses | Noun |
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فَإِذْ
fa-idh
|
Then when | Noun |
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لَمْ
lam
|
not | Prep |
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يَأْتُوا۟
yatū
|
they brought | V |
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بِٱلشُّهَدَآءِ
bil-shuhadāi
|
the witnesses | Noun |
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فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ
fa-ulāika
|
then those | Noun |
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عِندَ
ʿinda
|
near Allah | Noun |
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ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
|
near Allah | Noun |
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هُمُ
humu
|
they | Noun |
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ٱلْكَٰذِبُونَ
l-kādhibūna
|
(are) the liars | Noun |
And why did the accusers not bring four witnesses to it? If they cannot produce such witnesses, they are the liars in God’s eyes
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
لَّوۡلَا جَاۤءُو عَلَیۡهِ بِأَرۡبَعَةِ شُهَدَاۤءَۚ فَإِذۡ لَمۡ یَأۡتُوا۟ بِٱلشُّهَدَاۤءِ فَأُو۟لَـٰۤىِٕكَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ هُمُ ٱلۡكَـٰذِبُونَ ١٣
lawlā jāū ʿalayhi bi-arbaʿati shuhadāa fa-idh lam yatū bil-shuhadāi fa-ulāika ʿinda l-lahi humu l-kādhibūn