Word Analysis — The Cave 18:55
al-Kahf · Verse 55 of 110
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
Now that guidance has come to them, what stops these people believing and asking forgiveness from their Lord before the fate of earlier peoples annihilates them or their torment confronts them
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| And nothing |
وَمَا
(wamā)
|
م ا |
Prep.
Prep
|
| prevents |
مَنَعَ
(manaʿa)
|
م ن ع |
Verb
V
|
| men |
ٱلنَّاسَ
(l-nāsa)
|
أ ن س |
Noun
Noun
|
| that |
أَن
(an)
|
أ ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| they believe |
يُؤْمِنُوٓا۟
(yu'minū)
|
أ م ن |
Verb
V
|
| when |
إِذْ
(idh)
|
ا ذ |
Noun
Noun
|
| has come to them |
جَآءَهُمُ
(jāahumu)
|
ج ي أ |
Verb
V
|
| the guidance |
ٱلْهُدَىٰ
(l-hudā)
|
ه د ي |
Noun
Noun
|
| and they ask forgiveness |
وَيَسْتَغْفِرُوا۟
(wayastaghfirū)
|
غ ف ر |
Verb
V
|
| (of) their Lord |
رَبَّهُمْ
(rabbahum)
|
ر ب ب |
Noun
Noun
|
| except |
إِلَّآ
(illā)
|
إ ل ا |
Prep.
Prep
|
| that |
أَن
(an)
|
أ ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| comes to them |
تَأْتِيَهُمْ
(tatiyahum)
|
أ ت ي |
Verb
V
|
| (the) way |
سُنَّةُ
(sunnatu)
|
س ن ن |
Noun
Noun
|
| (of) the former (people) |
ٱلْأَوَّلِينَ
(l-awalīna)
|
أ و ل |
Noun
Noun
|
| or |
أَوْ
(aw)
|
ا و |
Prep.
Prep
|
| comes to them |
يَأْتِيَهُمُ
(yatiyahumu)
|
أ ت ي |
Verb
V
|
| the punishment |
ٱلْعَذَابُ
(l-ʿadhābu)
|
ع ذ ب |
Noun
Noun
|
| before (them) |
قُبُلًا
(qubulan)
|
ق ب ل |
Noun
Noun
|