Word Analysis — The Story, Stories, The Narrative 28:19
al-Qasas · Verse 19 of 88
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
As he was about to attack the man who was an enemy to both of them, the man said, ‘Moses, are you going to kill me as you killed that person yesterday? You clearly want to be a tyrant in the land; you do not intend to put things right.’
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Then when |
فَلَمَّآ
(falammā)
|
ل م ا |
Noun
Noun
|
| [that] |
أَنْ
(an)
|
أ ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| he wanted |
أَرَادَ
(arāda)
|
ر و د |
Verb
V
|
| to |
أَن
(an)
|
أ ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| strike |
يَبْطِشَ
(yabṭisha)
|
ب ط ش |
Verb
V
|
| the one who |
بِٱلَّذِى
(bi-alladhī)
|
ا ل ذ ي |
Noun
Noun
|
| [he] (was) |
هُوَ
(huwa)
|
— |
Noun
Noun
|
| an enemy |
عَدُوٌّ
(ʿaduwwun)
|
ع د و |
Noun
Noun
|
| to both of them |
لَّهُمَا
(lahumā)
|
— |
Noun
Noun
|
| he said |
قَالَ
(qāla)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| O Musa |
يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ
(yāmūsā)
|
م و س ى |
Noun
Noun
|
| Do you intend |
أَتُرِيدُ
(aturīdu)
|
ر و د |
Verb
V
|
| to |
أَن
(an)
|
أ ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| kill me |
تَقْتُلَنِى
(taqtulanī)
|
ق ت ل |
Verb
V
|
| as |
كَمَا
(kamā)
|
م ا |
Prep.
Prep
|
| you killed |
قَتَلْتَ
(qatalta)
|
ق ت ل |
Verb
V
|
| a person |
نَفْسًۢا
(nafsan)
|
ن ف س |
Noun
Noun
|
| yesterday |
بِٱلْأَمْسِ
(bil-amsi)
|
أ م س |
Noun
Noun
|
| Not |
إِن
(in)
|
ا ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| you want |
تُرِيدُ
(turīdu)
|
ر و د |
Verb
V
|
| but |
إِلَّآ
(illā)
|
إ ل ا |
Prep.
Prep
|
| that |
أَن
(an)
|
أ ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| you become |
تَكُونَ
(takūna)
|
ك و ن |
Verb
V
|
| a tyrant |
جَبَّارًا
(jabbāran)
|
ج ب ر |
Noun
Noun
|
| in |
فِى
(fī)
|
ف ي |
Prep.
Prep
|
| the earth |
ٱلْأَرْضِ
(l-arḍi)
|
أ ر ض |
Noun
Noun
|
| and not |
وَمَا
(wamā)
|
م ا |
Prep.
Prep
|
| you want |
تُرِيدُ
(turīdu)
|
ر و د |
Verb
V
|
| that |
أَن
(an)
|
أ ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| you be |
تَكُونَ
(takūna)
|
ك و ن |
Verb
V
|
| of |
مِنَ
(mina)
|
م ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| the reformers |
ٱلْمُصْلِحِينَ
(l-muṣ'liḥīna)
|
ص ل ح |
Noun
Noun
|