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Abdel Haleem Word Analysis

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By His command He has made the night and day, the sun, moon, and stars all of benefit to you. There truly are signs in this for those who use their reason

Abdel Haleem	Arabic	Root / Link	Morphology
And He has subjected	وَسَخَّرَ (wasakhara)	س خ ر	Verb V
for you	لَكُمُ (lakumu)	—	Noun Noun
the night	ٱلَّيْلَ (al-layla)	ل ي ل	Noun Noun
and the day	وَٱلنَّهَارَ (wal-nahāra)	ن ه ر	Noun Noun
and the sun	وَٱلشَّمْسَ (wal-shamsa)	ش م س	Noun Noun
and the moon	وَٱلْقَمَرَ (wal-qamara)	ق م ر	Noun Noun
and the stars	وَٱلنُّجُومُ (wal-nujūmu)	ن ج م	Noun Noun
(are) subjected	مُسَخَّرَٰتٌۢ (musakharātun)	س خ ر	Noun Noun
by His command	بِأَمْرِهِۦٓ (bi-amrihi)	أ م ر	Noun Noun
Indeed	إِنَّ (inna)	ا ن	Prep. Prep
in	فِى (fī)	ف ي	Prep. Prep
that	ذَٰلِكَ (dhālika)	ذ ل ك	Noun Noun
surely (are) signs	لَءَايَٰتٍ (laāyātin)	أ ي ي	Noun Noun
for a people	لِّقَوْمٍ (liqawmin)	ق و م	Noun Noun
who use reason	يَعْقِلُونَ (yaʿqilūna)	ع ق ل	Verb V

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Surah: The Bee
Verse: 16:12
Juz: 14
Revelation: Meccan
Revelation Order: 70
Translations: 64
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Root Words in This Verse

سخر (سَخَّرَ)
ليل (لَيْل)
نهر (نَهار)
شمس (شَمْس)
قمر (قَمَر)
نجم (نَجْم)
أمر (أَمْر)
أيي (آيَة)
قوم (قَوْم)
عقل (عَقَلُ)

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20:54 19%

كُلُوا۟ وَٱرْعَوْا۟ أَنْعَـٰمَكُمْ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّأُو۟لِى ٱلنُّهَىٰ

kulū wa-ir'ʿaw anʿāmakum inna fī dhālika laāyātin li-ulī l-nuh

so eat, and graze your cattle. There are truly signs in all this for people of understand-ing

16:79 18%

أَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ إِلَى ٱلطَّيْرِ مُسَخَّرَٰتٍ فِى جَوِّ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَا يُمْسِكُهُنَّ إِلَّا ٱللَّهُ ۗ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

alam yaraw ilā l-ṭayri musakharātin fī jawwi l-samāi mā yum'sikuhunna illā l-lahu inna fī dhālika laāyātin liqawmin yu'minūn

Do they not see the birds made to fly through the air in the sky? Nothing holds them up except God. There truly are signs in this for those who believe

21:33 17%

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ وَٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ ۖ كُلٌّ فِى فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ

wahuwa alladhī khalaqa al-layla wal-nahāra wal-shamsa wal-qamara kullun fī falakin yasbaḥūn

It is He who created night and day, the sun and the moon, each floating in its orbit

10:67 17%

هُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيْلَ لِتَسْكُنُوا۟ فِيهِ وَٱلنَّهَارَ مُبْصِرًا ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَسْمَعُونَ

huwa alladhī jaʿala lakumu al-layla litaskunū fīhi wal-nahāra mub'ṣiran inna fī dhālika laāyātin liqawmin yasmaʿūn

It is He who made the night so that you can rest in it and the daylight so that you can see- there truly are signs in this for those who hear

15:75 17%

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّلْمُتَوَسِّمِينَ

inna fī dhālika laāyātin lil'mutawassimīn

There truly is a sign in this for those who can learn

45:13 16%

وَسَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا مِّنْهُ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَتَفَكَّرُونَ

wasakhara lakum mā fī l-samāwāti wamā fī l-arḍi jamīʿan min'hu inna fī dhālika laāyātin liqawmin yatafakkarūn

He has subjected all that is in the heavens and the earth for your benefit, as a gift from Him. There truly are signs in this for those who reflect

30:24 16%

وَمِنْ ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ يُرِيكُمُ ٱلْبَرْقَ خَوْفًا وَطَمَعًا وَيُنَزِّلُ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً فَيُحْىِۦ بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَآ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَعْقِلُونَ

wamin āyātihi yurīkumu l-barqa khawfan waṭamaʿan wayunazzilu mina l-samāi māan fayuḥ'yī bihi l-arḍa baʿda mawtihā inna fī dhālika laāyātin liqawmin yaʿqilūn

Among His signs, too, are that He shows you the lightning that terrifies and inspires hope; that He sends water down from the sky to restore the earth to life after death. There truly are signs in this for those who use their reason

30:23 15%

وَمِنْ ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ مَنَامُكُم بِٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ وَٱبْتِغَآؤُكُم مِّن فَضْلِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يَسْمَعُونَ

wamin āyātihi manāmukum bi-al-layli wal-nahāri wa-ib'tighāukum min faḍlihi inna fī dhālika laāyātin liqawmin yasmaʿūn

Among His signs are your sleep, by night and by day, and your seeking His bounty. There truly are signs in this for those who can hear

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