The Heights, The Elevated Places 7:48

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Arabic English Morphology
And (will) call out V
أَصْحَٰبُ aṣḥābu
(the) companions Noun
(of) the heights Noun
رِجَالًا rijālan
(to) men Noun
whom they recognize V
by their marks Noun
saying V
مَآ
Not Prep
(has) availed V
عَنكُمْ ʿankum
[to] you Prep
your gathering Noun
وَمَا wamā
and what Noun
you were V
arrogant (about) V

and the people of the heights will call out to certain men they recognize by their marks, ‘What use were your great numbers and your false pride

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

وَنَادَىٰۤ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡأَعۡرَافِ رِجَالࣰا یَعۡرِفُونَهُم بِسِیمَىٰهُمۡ قَالُوا۟ مَاۤ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنكُمۡ جَمۡعُكُمۡ وَمَا كُنتُمۡ تَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ ۝٤٨

wanādā aṣḥābu l-aʿrāfi rijālan yaʿrifūnahum bisīmāhum qālū mā aghnā ʿankum jamʿukum wamā kuntum tastakbirūn