Ornaments of Gold, Luxury, The Embellishment 43:59

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Arabic English Morphology
Not Prep
هُوَ huwa
he Noun
إِلَّا illā
(was) except Prep
عَبْدٌ ʿabdun
a slave Noun
We bestowed Our favor V
عَلَيْهِ ʿalayhi
on him Prep
and We made him V
مَثَلًا mathalan
an example Noun
for (the) Children of Israel Noun
for (the) Children of Israel Noun

but he is only a servant We favoured and made an example for the Children of Israel

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا عَبۡدٌ أَنۡعَمۡنَا عَلَیۡهِ وَجَعَلۡنَـٰهُ مَثَلࣰا لِّبَنِیۤ إِسۡرَ ٰۤءِیلَ ۝٥٩

in huwa illā ʿabdun anʿamnā ʿalayhi wajaʿalnāhu mathalan libanī is'rāīl