The Light — Verse 15
24:15 · an-Nur
The Light 24:15
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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إِذْ
idh
|
When | Noun |
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تَلَقَّوْنَهُۥ
talaqqawnahu
|
you received it | V |
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بِأَلْسِنَتِكُمْ
bi-alsinatikum
|
with your tongues | Noun |
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وَتَقُولُونَ
wataqūlūna
|
and you said | V |
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بِأَفْوَاهِكُم
bi-afwāhikum
|
with your mouths | Noun |
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مَّا
mā
|
what | Noun |
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لَيْسَ
laysa
|
not | V |
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لَكُم
lakum
|
for you | Noun |
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بِهِۦ
bihi
|
of it | Noun |
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عِلْمٌ
ʿil'mun
|
any knowledge | Noun |
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وَتَحْسَبُونَهُۥ
wataḥsabūnahu
|
and you thought it | V |
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هَيِّنًا
hayyinan
|
(was) insignificant | Noun |
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وَهُوَ
wahuwa
|
while it | Noun |
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عِندَ
ʿinda
|
(was) near Allah | Noun |
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ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
|
(was) near Allah | Noun |
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عَظِيمٌ
ʿaẓīmun
|
great | Noun |
When you took it up with your tongues, and spoke with your mouths things you did not know [to be true], you thought it was trivial but to God it was very serious
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
إِذۡ تَلَقَّوۡنَهُۥ بِأَلۡسِنَتِكُمۡ وَتَقُولُونَ بِأَفۡوَاهِكُم مَّا لَیۡسَ لَكُم بِهِۦ عِلۡمࣱ وَتَحۡسَبُونَهُۥ هَیِّنࣰا وَهُوَ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ عَظِیمࣱ ١٥
idh talaqqawnahu bi-alsinatikum wataqūlūna bi-afwāhikum mā laysa lakum bihi ʿil'mun wataḥsabūnahu hayyinan wahuwa ʿinda l-lahi ʿaẓīmu