Word Analysis — The Prophets 21:46
al-Anbiya` · Verse 46 of 112
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
yet if a mere breath of your Lord’s punishment touches them, they will be sure to cry, ‘Woe to us! We were wrong!’
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| And if |
وَلَئِن
(wala-in)
|
ا ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| touches them |
مَّسَّتْهُمْ
(massathum)
|
م س س |
Verb
V
|
| a whiff |
نَفْحَةٌ
(nafḥatun)
|
ن ف ح |
Noun
Noun
|
| of |
مِّنْ
(min)
|
م ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| (the) punishment |
عَذَابِ
(ʿadhābi)
|
ع ذ ب |
Noun
Noun
|
| (of) your Lord |
رَبِّكَ
(rabbika)
|
ر ب ب |
Noun
Noun
|
| surely they will say |
لَيَقُولُنَّ
(layaqūlunna)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| O woe to us |
يَٰوَيْلَنَآ
(yāwaylanā)
|
و ي ل |
Noun
Noun
|
| Indeed, we |
إِنَّا
(innā)
|
ا ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| [we] were |
كُنَّا
(kunnā)
|
ك و ن |
Verb
V
|
| wrongdoers |
ظَٰلِمِينَ
(ẓālimīna)
|
ظ ل م |
Noun
Noun
|