Word Analysis — The Cow 2:138
al-Baqarah · Verse 138 of 286
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
‘[Our life] takes its colour from God, and who gives a better colour than God? It is Him we worship.’
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| (The) color (religion) |
صِبْغَةَ
(ṣib'ghata)
|
ص ب غ |
Noun
Noun
|
| (of) Allah |
ٱللَّهِ
(l-lahi)
|
أ ل ه |
Noun
Noun
|
| And who |
وَمَنْ
(waman)
|
م ن |
Noun
Noun
|
| (is) better |
أَحْسَنُ
(aḥsanu)
|
ح س ن |
Noun
Noun
|
| than |
مِنَ
(mina)
|
م ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| Allah |
ٱللَّهِ
(l-lahi)
|
أ ل ه |
Noun
Noun
|
| at coloring |
صِبْغَةً
(ṣib'ghatan)
|
ص ب غ |
Noun
Noun
|
| And we |
وَنَحْنُ
(wanaḥnu)
|
— |
Noun
Noun
|
| to Him |
لَهُۥ
(lahu)
|
— |
Noun
Noun
|
| (are) worshippers |
عَٰبِدُونَ
(ʿābidūna)
|
ع ب د |
Noun
Noun
|