Word Analysis — The Cow 2:216
al-Baqarah · Verse 216 of 286
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
Fighting is ordained for you, though you dislike it. You may dislike something although it is good for you, or like something although it is bad for you: God knows and you do not.’
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Is prescribed |
كُتِبَ
(kutiba)
|
ك ت ب |
Verb
V
|
| upon you |
عَلَيْكُمُ
(ʿalaykumu)
|
ع ل ي |
Prep.
Prep
|
| [the] fighting |
ٱلْقِتَالُ
(l-qitālu)
|
ق ت ل |
Noun
Noun
|
| while it |
وَهُوَ
(wahuwa)
|
— |
Noun
Noun
|
| (is) hateful |
كُرْهٌ
(kur'hun)
|
ك ر ه |
Noun
Noun
|
| to you |
لَّكُمْ
(lakum)
|
— |
Noun
Noun
|
| But perhaps |
وَعَسَىٰٓ
(waʿasā)
|
ع س ي |
Verb
V
|
| [that] |
أَن
(an)
|
أ ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| you dislike |
تَكْرَهُوا۟
(takrahū)
|
ك ر ه |
Verb
V
|
| a thing |
شَيْـًٔا
(shayan)
|
ش ي أ |
Noun
Noun
|
| and it |
وَهُوَ
(wahuwa)
|
— |
Noun
Noun
|
| (is) good |
خَيْرٌ
(khayrun)
|
خ ي ر |
Noun
Noun
|
| for you |
لَّكُمْ
(lakum)
|
— |
Noun
Noun
|
| and perhaps |
وَعَسَىٰٓ
(waʿasā)
|
ع س ي |
Verb
V
|
| [that] |
أَن
(an)
|
أ ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| you love |
تُحِبُّوا۟
(tuḥibbū)
|
ح ب ب |
Verb
V
|
| a thing |
شَيْـًٔا
(shayan)
|
ش ي أ |
Noun
Noun
|
| and it |
وَهُوَ
(wahuwa)
|
— |
Noun
Noun
|
| (is) bad |
شَرٌّ
(sharrun)
|
ش ر ر |
Noun
Noun
|
| for you |
لَّكُمْ
(lakum)
|
— |
Noun
Noun
|
| And Allah |
وَٱللَّهُ
(wal-lahu)
|
أ ل ه |
Noun
Noun
|
| knows |
يَعْلَمُ
(yaʿlamu)
|
ع ل م |
Verb
V
|
| while you |
وَأَنتُمْ
(wa-antum)
|
— |
Noun
Noun
|
| (do) not |
لَا
(lā)
|
ل ا |
Prep.
Prep
|
| know |
تَعْلَمُونَ
(taʿlamūna)
|
ع ل م |
Verb
V
|