The Ant, The Ants — Verse 18
27:18 · an-Naml
The Ant, The Ants 27:18
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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حَتَّىٰٓ
ḥattā
|
Until | Prep |
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إِذَآ
idhā
|
when | Noun |
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أَتَوْا۟
ataw
|
they came | V |
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عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
|
to | Prep |
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وَادِ
wādi
|
(the) valley | Noun |
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ٱلنَّمْلِ
l-namli
|
(of) the ants | Noun |
|
قَالَتْ
qālat
|
said | V |
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نَمْلَةٌ
namlatun
|
an ant | Noun |
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يَٰٓأَيُّهَا
yāayyuhā
|
O | Noun |
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ٱلنَّمْلُ
l-namlu
|
ants | Noun |
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ٱدْخُلُوا۟
ud'khulū
|
Enter | V |
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مَسَٰكِنَكُمْ
masākinakum
|
your dwellings | Noun |
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لَا
lā
|
lest not crush you | Prep |
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يَحْطِمَنَّكُمْ
yaḥṭimannakum
|
lest not crush you | V |
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سُلَيْمَٰنُ
sulaymānu
|
Sulaiman | Noun |
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وَجُنُودُهُۥ
wajunūduhu
|
and his hosts | Noun |
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وَهُمْ
wahum
|
while they | Noun |
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لَا
lā
|
(do) not perceive | Prep |
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يَشْعُرُونَ
yashʿurūna
|
(do) not perceive | V |
and when they came to the Valley of the Ants, one ant said, ‘Ants! Go into your homes, in case Solomon and his hosts unwittingly crush you.’
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
حَتَّىٰۤ إِذَاۤ أَتَوۡا۟ عَلَىٰ وَادِ ٱلنَّمۡلِ قَالَتۡ نَمۡلَةࣱ یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلنَّمۡلُ ٱدۡخُلُوا۟ مَسَـٰكِنَكُمۡ لَا یَحۡطِمَنَّكُمۡ سُلَیۡمَـٰنُ وَجُنُودُهُۥ وَهُمۡ لَا یَشۡعُرُونَ ١٨
ḥattā idhā ataw ʿalā wādi l-namli qālat namlatun yāayyuhā l-namlu ud'khulū masākinakum lā yaḥṭimannakum sulaymānu wajunūduhu wahum lā yashʿurūn