The Heights, The Elevated Places — Verse 117
7:117 · al-A`raf
The Heights, The Elevated Places 7:117
Text Analysis
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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وَأَوْحَيْنَآ
wa-awḥaynā
|
And We inspired | V |
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إِلَىٰ
ilā
|
to | Prep |
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مُوسَىٰٓ
mūsā
|
Musa | Noun |
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أَنْ
an
|
that | Prep |
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أَلْقِ
alqi
|
Throw | V |
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عَصَاكَ
ʿaṣāka
|
your staff | Noun |
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فَإِذَا
fa-idhā
|
and suddenly | Prep |
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هِىَ
hiya
|
it | Noun |
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تَلْقَفُ
talqafu
|
swallow(ed) | V |
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مَا
mā
|
what | Noun |
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يَأْفِكُونَ
yafikūna
|
they (were) falsifying | V |
Then We inspired Moses, ‘Throw your staff,’ and- lo and behold!––it devoured their fakery
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
۞ وَأَوۡحَیۡنَاۤ إِلَىٰ مُوسَىٰۤ أَنۡ أَلۡقِ عَصَاكَۖ فَإِذَا هِیَ تَلۡقَفُ مَا یَأۡفِكُونَ ١١٧
wa-awḥaynā ilā mūsā an alqi ʿaṣāka fa-idhā hiya talqafu mā yafikūn