The Ant, The Ants — Verse 34
27:34 · an-Naml
The Ant, The Ants 27:34
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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قَالَتْ
qālat
|
She said | V |
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إِنَّ
inna
|
Indeed | Prep |
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ٱلْمُلُوكَ
l-mulūka
|
the kings | Noun |
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إِذَا
idhā
|
when | Noun |
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دَخَلُوا۟
dakhalū
|
they enter | V |
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قَرْيَةً
qaryatan
|
a town | Noun |
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أَفْسَدُوهَا
afsadūhā
|
they ruin it | V |
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وَجَعَلُوٓا۟
wajaʿalū
|
and make | V |
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أَعِزَّةَ
aʿizzata
|
(the) most honorable | Noun |
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أَهْلِهَآ
ahlihā
|
(of) its people | Noun |
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أَذِلَّةً
adhillatan
|
(the) lowest | Noun |
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وَكَذَٰلِكَ
wakadhālika
|
And thus | Noun |
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يَفْعَلُونَ
yafʿalūna
|
they do | V |
She said, ‘Whenever kings go into a city, they ruin it and humiliate its leaders- that is what they do
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
قَالَتۡ إِنَّ ٱلۡمُلُوكَ إِذَا دَخَلُوا۟ قَرۡیَةً أَفۡسَدُوهَا وَجَعَلُوۤا۟ أَعِزَّةَ أَهۡلِهَاۤ أَذِلَّةࣰۚ وَكَذَ ٰلِكَ یَفۡعَلُونَ ٣٤
qālat inna l-mulūka idhā dakhalū qaryatan afsadūhā wajaʿalū aʿizzata ahlihā adhillatan wakadhālika yafʿalūn