The Ant, The Ants 27:32

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Arabic English Morphology
She said V
O Noun
chiefs Noun
Advise me V
فِىٓ
in Prep
my affair Noun
مَا
Not Prep
كُنتُ kuntu
I would be V
قَاطِعَةً qāṭiʿatan
the one to decide Noun
any matter Noun
حَتَّىٰ ḥattā
until Prep
you are present with me V

She said, ‘Counsellors, give me your counsel in the matter I now face: I only ever decide on matters in your presence.’

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

قَالَتۡ یَـٰۤأَیُّهَا ٱلۡمَلَؤُا۟ أَفۡتُونِی فِیۤ أَمۡرِی مَا كُنتُ قَاطِعَةً أَمۡرًا حَتَّىٰ تَشۡهَدُونِ ۝٣٢

qālat yāayyuhā l-mala-u aftūnī fī amrī mā kuntu qāṭiʿatan amran ḥattā tashhadūn