The Emissaries, Winds Sent Forth 77:48

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Arabic English Morphology
وَإِذَا wa-idhā
And when Noun
قِيلَ qīla
it is said V
لَهُمُ lahumu
to them Noun
Bow V
لَا
not Prep
they bow V

When they are told, ‘Bow down in prayer,’ they do not do so

— Abdel Haleem

Arabic Text

وَإِذَا قِیلَ لَهُمُ ٱرۡكَعُوا۟ لَا یَرۡكَعُونَ ۝٤٨

wa-idhā qīla lahumu ir'kaʿū lā yarkaʿūn