Ornaments of Gold, Luxury, The Embellishment — Verse 22
43:22 · az-Zukhruf
Ornaments of Gold, Luxury, The Embellishment 43:22
Text Analysis
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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بَلْ
bal
|
Nay | Prep |
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قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
|
they say | V |
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إِنَّا
innā
|
Indeed, we | Prep |
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وَجَدْنَآ
wajadnā
|
[we] found | V |
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ءَابَآءَنَا
ābāanā
|
our forefathers | Noun |
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عَلَىٰٓ
ʿalā
|
upon | Prep |
|
أُمَّةٍ
ummatin
|
a religion | Noun |
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وَإِنَّا
wa-innā
|
and indeed, we | Prep |
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عَلَىٰٓ
ʿalā
|
on | Prep |
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ءَاثَٰرِهِم
āthārihim
|
their footsteps | Noun |
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مُّهْتَدُونَ
muh'tadūna
|
(are) guided | Noun |
No indeed! They say, ‘We saw our fathers following this tradition; we are guided by their footsteps.’
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
بَلۡ قَالُوۤا۟ إِنَّا وَجَدۡنَاۤ ءَابَاۤءَنَا عَلَىٰۤ أُمَّةࣲ وَإِنَّا عَلَىٰۤ ءَاثَـٰرِهِم مُّهۡتَدُونَ ٢٢
bal qālū innā wajadnā ābāanā ʿalā ummatin wa-innā ʿalā āthārihim muh'tadūn