Word Analysis — The Story, Stories, The Narrative 28:31
al-Qasas · Verse 31 of 88
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
Throw down your staff.’ When he saw his staff moving like a snake, he fled in fear and would not return. Again [he was called]: ‘Moses! Draw near! Do not be afraid, for you are one of those who are safe
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| And [that] |
وَأَنْ
(wa-an)
|
أ ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| throw |
أَلْقِ
(alqi)
|
ل ق ي |
Verb
V
|
| your staff |
عَصَاكَ
(ʿaṣāka)
|
ع ص و |
Noun
Noun
|
| But when |
فَلَمَّا
(falammā)
|
ل م ا |
Noun
Noun
|
| he saw it |
رَءَاهَا
(raāhā)
|
ر أ ي |
Verb
V
|
| moving |
تَهْتَزُّ
(tahtazzu)
|
ه ز ز |
Verb
V
|
| as if it |
كَأَنَّهَا
(ka-annahā)
|
ك ا ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| (were) a snake |
جَآنٌّ
(jānnun)
|
ج ن ن |
Noun
Noun
|
| he turned |
وَلَّىٰ
(wallā)
|
و ل ي |
Verb
V
|
| (in) flight |
مُدْبِرًا
(mud'biran)
|
د ب ر |
Noun
Noun
|
| and (did) not |
وَلَمْ
(walam)
|
ل م |
Prep.
Prep
|
| return |
يُعَقِّبْ
(yuʿaqqib)
|
ع ق ب |
Verb
V
|
| O Musa |
يَٰمُوسَىٰٓ
(yāmūsā)
|
م و س ى |
Noun
Noun
|
| Draw near |
أَقْبِلْ
(aqbil)
|
ق ب ل |
Verb
V
|
| and (do) not |
وَلَا
(walā)
|
ل ا |
Prep.
Prep
|
| fear |
تَخَفْ
(takhaf)
|
خ و ف |
Verb
V
|
| Indeed, you |
إِنَّكَ
(innaka)
|
ا ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| (are) of |
مِنَ
(mina)
|
م ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| the secure |
ٱلْءَامِنِينَ
(l-āminīna)
|
أ م ن |
Noun
Noun
|