The Ant, The Ants 27:19

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Arabic English Morphology
So he smiled V
ضَاحِكًا ḍāḥikan
laughing Noun
مِّن min
at Prep
her speech Noun
وَقَالَ waqāla
and said V
رَبِّ rabbi
My Lord Noun
Grant me (the) power V
that Prep
I may thank You V
نِعْمَتَكَ niʿ'mataka
(for) Your Favor Noun
which Noun
You have bestowed V
عَلَىَّ ʿalayya
on me Prep
وَعَلَىٰ waʿalā
and on Prep
my parents Noun
وَأَنْ wa-an
and that Prep
I may do V
صَٰلِحًا ṣāliḥan
righteous (deeds) Noun
that will please You V
And admit me V
بِرَحْمَتِكَ biraḥmatika
by Your Mercy Noun
فِى
among Prep
عِبَادِكَ ʿibādika
Your slaves Noun
ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ l-ṣāliḥīna
righteous Noun

Solomon smiled broadly at her words and said, ‘Lord, inspire me to be thankful for the blessings You have granted me and my parents, and to do good deeds that please You; admit me by Your grace into the ranks of Your righteous servants.’

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

فَتَبَسَّمَ ضَاحِكࣰا مِّن قَوۡلِهَا وَقَالَ رَبِّ أَوۡزِعۡنِیۤ أَنۡ أَشۡكُرَ نِعۡمَتَكَ ٱلَّتِیۤ أَنۡعَمۡتَ عَلَیَّ وَعَلَىٰ وَ ٰلِدَیَّ وَأَنۡ أَعۡمَلَ صَـٰلِحࣰا تَرۡضَىٰهُ وَأَدۡخِلۡنِی بِرَحۡمَتِكَ فِی عِبَادِكَ ٱلصَّـٰلِحِینَ ۝١٩

fatabassama ḍāḥikan min qawlihā waqāla rabbi awziʿ'nī an ashkura niʿ'mataka allatī anʿamta ʿalayya waʿalā wālidayya wa-an aʿmala ṣāliḥan tarḍāhu wa-adkhil'nī biraḥmatika fī ʿibādika l-ṣāliḥīn