The Ant, The Ants — Verse 49
27:49 · an-Naml
The Ant, The Ants 27:49
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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قَالُوا۟
qālū
|
They said | V |
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تَقَاسَمُوا۟
taqāsamū
|
Swear to each other | V |
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بِٱللَّهِ
bil-lahi
|
by Allah | Noun |
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لَنُبَيِّتَنَّهُۥ
lanubayyitannahu
|
surely, we will attack him by night | V |
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وَأَهْلَهُۥ
wa-ahlahu
|
and his family | Noun |
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ثُمَّ
thumma
|
Then | Prep |
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لَنَقُولَنَّ
lanaqūlanna
|
we will surely say | V |
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لِوَلِيِّهِۦ
liwaliyyihi
|
to his heir | Noun |
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مَا
mā
|
Not | Prep |
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شَهِدْنَا
shahid'nā
|
we witnessed | V |
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مَهْلِكَ
mahlika
|
(the) destruction | Noun |
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أَهْلِهِۦ
ahlihi
|
(of) his family | Noun |
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وَإِنَّا
wa-innā
|
and indeed, we | Prep |
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لَصَٰدِقُونَ
laṣādiqūna
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(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