The Ant, The Ants 27:49

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Arabic English Morphology
They said V
Swear to each other V
by Allah Noun
surely, we will attack him by night V
and his family Noun
ثُمَّ thumma
Then Prep
we will surely say V
to his heir Noun
مَا
Not Prep
شَهِدْنَا shahid'nā
we witnessed V
(the) destruction Noun
(of) his family Noun
وَإِنَّا wa-innā
and indeed, we Prep
لَصَٰدِقُونَ laṣādiqūna
(are) surely truthful Noun

They said, ‘Swear by God: we shall attack this man and his household in the night, then say to his next of kin, “We did not witness the destruction of his household. We are telling the truth.”’

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

قَالُوا۟ تَقَاسَمُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ لَنُبَیِّتَنَّهُۥ وَأَهۡلَهُۥ ثُمَّ لَنَقُولَنَّ لِوَلِیِّهِۦ مَا شَهِدۡنَا مَهۡلِكَ أَهۡلِهِۦ وَإِنَّا لَصَـٰدِقُونَ ۝٤٩

qālū taqāsamū bil-lahi lanubayyitannahu wa-ahlahu thumma lanaqūlanna liwaliyyihi mā shahid'nā mahlika ahlihi wa-innā laṣādiqūn