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and they will reply, ‘We stayed a day or a part of a day, but ask those who keep count.’

Abdel Haleem	Arabic	Root / Link	Morphology
They will say	قَالُوا۟ (qālū)	ق و ل	Verb V
We remained	لَبِثْنَا (labith'nā)	ل ب ث	Verb V
a day	يَوْمًا (yawman)	ي و م	Noun Noun
or	أَوْ (aw)	ا و	Prep. Prep
a part	بَعْضَ (baʿḍa)	ب ع ض	Noun Noun
(of) a day	يَوْمٍ (yawmin)	ي و م	Noun Noun
but ask	فَسْـَٔلِ (fasali)	س أ ل	Verb V
those who keep count	ٱلْعَآدِّينَ (l-ʿādīna)	ع د د	Noun Noun

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Surah: The Believers
Verse: 23:113
Juz: 18
Revelation: Meccan
Revelation Order: 74
Translations: 64
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قول (قالَ)
لبث (لَبِثَ)
يوم (يَوْم)
بعض (بَعْض)
سأل (سَأَلَ)
عدد (عادّ)

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وَكَذَٰلِكَ بَعَثْنَـٰهُمْ لِيَتَسَآءَلُوا۟ بَيْنَهُمْ ۚ قَالَ قَآئِلٌ مِّنْهُمْ كَمْ لَبِثْتُمْ ۖ قَالُوا۟ لَبِثْنَا يَوْمًا أَوْ بَعْضَ يَوْمٍ ۚ قَالُوا۟ رَبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا لَبِثْتُمْ فَٱبْعَثُوٓا۟ أَحَدَكُم بِوَرِقِكُمْ هَـٰذِهِۦٓ إِلَى ٱلْمَدِينَةِ فَلْيَنظُرْ أَيُّهَآ أَزْكَىٰ طَعَامًا فَلْيَأْتِكُم بِرِزْقٍ مِّنْهُ وَلْيَتَلَطَّفْ وَلَا يُشْعِرَنَّ بِكُمْ أَحَدًا

wakadhālika baʿathnāhum liyatasāalū baynahum qāla qāilun min'hum kam labith'tum qālū labith'nā yawman aw baʿḍa yawmin qālū rabbukum aʿlamu bimā labith'tum fa-ib'ʿathū aḥadakum biwariqikum hādhihi ilā l-madīnati falyanẓur ayyuhā azkā ṭaʿāman falyatikum biriz'qin min'hu walyatalaṭṭaf walā yush'ʿiranna bikum aḥada

In time We woke them, and they began to question one another. One of them asked, ‘How long have you been here?’ and [some] answered, ‘A day or part of a day,’ but then [others] said, ‘Your Lord knows best how long you have been here. One of you go to the city with your silver coins, find out where the best food is there, and bring some back. But be careful not to let anyone know about you

Word Analysis — The Believers 23:113

Abdel Haleem Word Analysis