The Heights, The Elevated Places — Verse 140
7:140 · al-A`raf
The Heights, The Elevated Places 7:140
Text Analysis
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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قَالَ
qāla
|
He said | V |
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أَغَيْرَ
aghayra
|
Should other than | Noun |
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ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
|
Allah | Noun |
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أَبْغِيكُمْ
abghīkum
|
I seek for you | V |
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إِلَٰهًا
ilāhan
|
a god | Noun |
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وَهُوَ
wahuwa
|
while He | Noun |
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فَضَّلَكُمْ
faḍḍalakum
|
has preferred you | V |
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عَلَى
ʿalā
|
over | Prep |
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ٱلْعَٰلَمِينَ
l-ʿālamīna
|
the worlds | Noun |
Why should I seek any god other than God for you, when He has favoured you over all other people?’
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
قَالَ أَغَیۡرَ ٱللَّهِ أَبۡغِیكُمۡ إِلَـٰهࣰا وَهُوَ فَضَّلَكُمۡ عَلَى ٱلۡعَـٰلَمِینَ ١٤٠
qāla aghayra l-lahi abghīkum ilāhan wahuwa faḍḍalakum ʿalā l-ʿālamīn