The Family of Imran, The House of Imran — Verse 168
3:168 · al-Imran
The Family of Imran, The House of Imran 3:168
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
|
Those who | Noun |
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قَالُوا۟
qālū
|
said | V |
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لِإِخْوَٰنِهِمْ
li-ikh'wānihim
|
about their brothers | Noun |
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وَقَعَدُوا۟
waqaʿadū
|
while they sat | V |
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لَوْ
law
|
If | Prep |
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أَطَاعُونَا
aṭāʿūnā
|
they (had) obeyed us | V |
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مَا
mā
|
not | Prep |
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قُتِلُوا۟
qutilū
|
they would have been killed | V |
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قُلْ
qul
|
Say | V |
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فَٱدْرَءُوا۟
fa-id'raū
|
Then avert | V |
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عَنْ
ʿan
|
from | Prep |
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أَنفُسِكُمُ
anfusikumu
|
yourselves | Noun |
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ٱلْمَوْتَ
l-mawta
|
[the] death | Noun |
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إِن
in
|
if | Prep |
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كُنتُمْ
kuntum
|
you are | V |
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صَٰدِقِينَ
ṣādiqīna
|
truthful | Noun |
As for those who stayed behind, and said of their brothers, ‘If only they had listened to us, they would not have been killed,’ tell them [Prophet], ‘Ward off death from yourselves, if what you say is true.’
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
ٱلَّذِینَ قَالُوا۟ لِإِخۡوَ ٰنِهِمۡ وَقَعَدُوا۟ لَوۡ أَطَاعُونَا مَا قُتِلُوا۟ۗ قُلۡ فَٱدۡرَءُوا۟ عَنۡ أَنفُسِكُمُ ٱلۡمَوۡتَ إِن كُنتُمۡ صَـٰدِقِینَ ١٦٨
alladhīna qālū li-ikh'wānihim waqaʿadū law aṭāʿūnā mā qutilū qul fa-id'raū ʿan anfusikumu l-mawta in kuntum ṣādiqīn