The Story, Stories, The Narrative — Verse 71
28:71 · al-Qasas
The Story, Stories, The Narrative 28:71
Text Analysis
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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قُلْ
qul
|
Say | V |
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أَرَءَيْتُمْ
ara-aytum
|
Have you seen | V |
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إِن
in
|
if | Prep |
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جَعَلَ
jaʿala
|
Allah made | V |
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ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
|
Allah made | Noun |
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عَلَيْكُمُ
ʿalaykumu
|
for you | Prep |
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ٱلَّيْلَ
al-layla
|
the night | Noun |
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سَرْمَدًا
sarmadan
|
continuous | Noun |
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إِلَىٰ
ilā
|
till | Prep |
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يَوْمِ
yawmi
|
(the) Day | Noun |
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ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ
l-qiyāmati
|
(of) the Resurrection | Noun |
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مَنْ
man
|
who | Noun |
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إِلَٰهٌ
ilāhun
|
(is the) god | Noun |
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غَيْرُ
ghayru
|
besides | Noun |
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ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
|
Allah | Noun |
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يَأْتِيكُم
yatīkum
|
who could bring you | V |
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بِضِيَآءٍ
biḍiyāin
|
light | Noun |
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أَفَلَا
afalā
|
Then will not | Prep |
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تَسْمَعُونَ
tasmaʿūna
|
you hear | V |
Say [Prophet], ‘Just think, if God were to cast perpetual night over you until the Day of Resurrection, what god other than He could bring you light? Do you not listen?’
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
قُلۡ أَرَءَیۡتُمۡ إِن جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَیۡكُمُ ٱلَّیۡلَ سَرۡمَدًا إِلَىٰ یَوۡمِ ٱلۡقِیَـٰمَةِ مَنۡ إِلَـٰهٌ غَیۡرُ ٱللَّهِ یَأۡتِیكُم بِضِیَاۤءٍۚ أَفَلَا تَسۡمَعُونَ ٧١
qul ara-aytum in jaʿala l-lahu ʿalaykumu al-layla sarmadan ilā yawmi l-qiyāmati man ilāhun ghayru l-lahi yatīkum biḍiyāin afalā tasmaʿūn