The Heights, The Elevated Places — Verse 70
7:70 · al-A`raf
The Heights, The Elevated Places 7:70
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| Arabic | English | Morphology |
|---|---|---|
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قَالُوٓا۟
qālū
|
They said | V |
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أَجِئْتَنَا
aji'tanā
|
Have you come to us | V |
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لِنَعْبُدَ
linaʿbuda
|
that we (should) worship | V |
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ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
|
Allah | Noun |
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وَحْدَهُۥ
waḥdahu
|
Alone | Noun |
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وَنَذَرَ
wanadhara
|
and we forsake | V |
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مَا
mā
|
what | Noun |
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كَانَ
kāna
|
used to | V |
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يَعْبُدُ
yaʿbudu
|
worship | V |
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ءَابَآؤُنَا
ābāunā
|
our forefathers | Noun |
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فَأْتِنَا
fatinā
|
Then bring us | V |
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بِمَا
bimā
|
of what | Noun |
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تَعِدُنَآ
taʿidunā
|
you promise us | V |
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إِن
in
|
if | Prep |
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كُنتَ
kunta
|
you are | V |
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مِنَ
mina
|
of | Prep |
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ٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ
l-ṣādiqīna
|
the truthful | Noun |
They said, ‘Have you really come to tell us to serve God alone and to forsake what our forefathers served? If what you say is true, bring us the punishment you threaten.’
— Abdel Haleem
Arabic Text
قَالُوۤا۟ أَجِئۡتَنَا لِنَعۡبُدَ ٱللَّهَ وَحۡدَهُۥ وَنَذَرَ مَا كَانَ یَعۡبُدُ ءَابَاۤؤُنَا فَأۡتِنَا بِمَا تَعِدُنَاۤ إِن كُنتَ مِنَ ٱلصَّـٰدِقِینَ ٧٠
qālū aji'tanā linaʿbuda l-laha waḥdahu wanadhara mā kāna yaʿbudu ābāunā fatinā bimā taʿidunā in kunta mina l-ṣādiqīn