The Letter Sad 38:34

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Arabic English Morphology
And certainly Prep
فَتَنَّا fatannā
We tried V
Sulaiman Noun
and We placed V
عَلَىٰ ʿalā
on Prep
his throne Noun
جَسَدًا jasadan
a body Noun
ثُمَّ thumma
then Prep
he turned V

We certainly tested Solomon, reducing him to a mere skeleton on his throne

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

وَلَقَدۡ فَتَنَّا سُلَیۡمَـٰنَ وَأَلۡقَیۡنَا عَلَىٰ كُرۡسِیِّهِۦ جَسَدࣰا ثُمَّ أَنَابَ ۝٣٤

walaqad fatannā sulaymāna wa-alqaynā ʿalā kur'siyyihi jasadan thumma anāb