The Kneeling, Crouching 45:18

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Arabic English Morphology
ثُمَّ thumma
Then Prep
We put you V
عَلَىٰ ʿalā
on Prep
شَرِيعَةٍ sharīʿatin
an ordained way Noun
مِّنَ mina
of Prep
the matter Noun
فَٱتَّبِعْهَا fa-ittabiʿ'hā
so follow it V
وَلَا walā
and (do) not Prep
تَتَّبِعْ tattabiʿ
follow V
(the) desires Noun
ٱلَّذِينَ alladhīna
(of) those who Noun
لَا
(do) not Prep
know V

Now We have set you [Muhammad] on a clear religious path, so follow it. Do not follow the desires of those who lack [true] knowledge

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

ثُمَّ جَعَلۡنَـٰكَ عَلَىٰ شَرِیعَةࣲ مِّنَ ٱلۡأَمۡرِ فَٱتَّبِعۡهَا وَلَا تَتَّبِعۡ أَهۡوَاۤءَ ٱلَّذِینَ لَا یَعۡلَمُونَ ۝١٨

thumma jaʿalnāka ʿalā sharīʿatin mina l-amri fa-ittabiʿ'hā walā tattabiʿ ahwāa alladhīna lā yaʿlamūn