Word Analysis — The Cow 2:170
al-Baqarah · Verse 170 of 286
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
But when it is said to them, ‘Follow the message that God has sent down,’ they answer, ‘We follow the ways of our fathers.’ What! Even though their fathers understood nothing and were not guided
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| And when |
وَإِذَا
(wa-idhā)
|
إ ذ ا |
Noun
Noun
|
| it is said |
قِيلَ
(qīla)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| to them |
لَهُمُ
(lahumu)
|
— |
Noun
Noun
|
| Follow |
ٱتَّبِعُوا۟
(ittabiʿū)
|
ت ب ع |
Verb
V
|
| what |
مَآ
(mā)
|
م ا |
Noun
Noun
|
| has revealed |
أَنزَلَ
(anzala)
|
ن ز ل |
Verb
V
|
| Allah |
ٱللَّهُ
(l-lahu)
|
أ ل ه |
Noun
Noun
|
| they said |
قَالُوا۟
(qālū)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| Nay |
بَلْ
(bal)
|
ب ل |
Prep.
Prep
|
| we follow |
نَتَّبِعُ
(nattabiʿu)
|
ت ب ع |
Verb
V
|
| what |
مَآ
(mā)
|
م ا |
Noun
Noun
|
| we found |
أَلْفَيْنَا
(alfaynā)
|
ل ف و |
Verb
V
|
| [on it] |
عَلَيْهِ
(ʿalayhi)
|
ع ل ي |
Prep.
Prep
|
| our forefathers (following) |
ءَابَآءَنَآ
(ābāanā)
|
أ ب و |
Noun
Noun
|
| Even though |
أَوَلَوْ
(awalaw)
|
ل و |
Prep.
Prep
|
| [were] |
كَانَ
(kāna)
|
ك و ن |
Verb
V
|
| their forefathers |
ءَابَآؤُهُمْ
(ābāuhum)
|
أ ب و |
Noun
Noun
|
| (did) not |
لَا
(lā)
|
ل ا |
Prep.
Prep
|
| understand |
يَعْقِلُونَ
(yaʿqilūna)
|
ع ق ل |
Verb
V
|
| anything |
شَيْـًٔا
(shayan)
|
ش ي أ |
Noun
Noun
|
| and not |
وَلَا
(walā)
|
ل ا |
Prep.
Prep
|
| were they guided |
يَهْتَدُونَ
(yahtadūna)
|
ه د ي |
Verb
V
|