Word Analysis — The Cave 18:86
al-Kahf · Verse 86 of 110
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
then, when he came to the setting of the sun, he found it [seemed to be] setting into a muddy spring. Nearby he found some people and We said, ‘Dhu ’l-Qarnayn, you may choose [which of them] to punish or show kindness to.’
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Until |
حَتَّىٰٓ
(ḥattā)
|
ح ت ى |
Prep.
Prep
|
| when |
إِذَا
(idhā)
|
إ ذ ا |
Noun
Noun
|
| he reached |
بَلَغَ
(balagha)
|
ب ل غ |
Verb
V
|
| (the) setting place |
مَغْرِبَ
(maghriba)
|
غ ر ب |
Noun
Noun
|
| (of) the sun |
ٱلشَّمْسِ
(l-shamsi)
|
ش م س |
Noun
Noun
|
| he found it |
وَجَدَهَا
(wajadahā)
|
و ج د |
Verb
V
|
| setting |
تَغْرُبُ
(taghrubu)
|
غ ر ب |
Verb
V
|
| in |
فِى
(fī)
|
ف ي |
Prep.
Prep
|
| a spring |
عَيْنٍ
(ʿaynin)
|
ع ي ن |
Noun
Noun
|
| (of) dark mud |
حَمِئَةٍ
(ḥami-atin)
|
ح م أ |
Noun
Noun
|
| and he found |
وَوَجَدَ
(wawajada)
|
و ج د |
Verb
V
|
| near it |
عِندَهَا
(ʿindahā)
|
ع ن د |
Noun
Noun
|
| a community |
قَوْمًا
(qawman)
|
ق و م |
Noun
Noun
|
| We said |
قُلْنَا
(qul'nā)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| O Dhul-qarnain |
يَٰذَا
(yādhā)
|
ذ و |
Noun
Noun
|
| O Dhul-qarnain |
ٱلْقَرْنَيْنِ
(l-qarnayni)
|
ق ر ن |
Noun
Noun
|
| Either |
إِمَّآ
(immā)
|
إ م ا |
Prep.
Prep
|
| [that] |
أَن
(an)
|
أ ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| you punish |
تُعَذِّبَ
(tuʿadhiba)
|
ع ذ ب |
Verb
V
|
| or |
وَإِمَّآ
(wa-immā)
|
إ م ا |
Prep.
Prep
|
| [that] |
أَن
(an)
|
أ ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| you take |
تَتَّخِذَ
(tattakhidha)
|
أ خ ذ |
Verb
V
|
| [in] them |
فِيهِمْ
(fīhim)
|
ف ي |
Prep.
Prep
|
| (with) goodness |
حُسْنًا
(ḥus'nan)
|
ح س ن |
Noun
Noun
|