Word Analysis — The Family of Imran, The House of Imran 3:187
al-Imran · Verse 187 of 200
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
God took a pledge from those who were given the Scripture- ‘Make it known to people; do not conceal it’- but they tossed the pledge over their shoulders, they bartered it for a small price: what a bad bargain they made
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| And when |
وَإِذْ
(wa-idh)
|
ا ذ |
Noun
Noun
|
| took |
أَخَذَ
(akhadha)
|
أ خ ذ |
Verb
V
|
| Allah |
ٱللَّهُ
(l-lahu)
|
أ ل ه |
Noun
Noun
|
| a Covenant |
مِيثَٰقَ
(mīthāqa)
|
و ث ق |
Noun
Noun
|
| (from) those who |
ٱلَّذِينَ
(alladhīna)
|
ا ل ذ ي |
Noun
Noun
|
| were given |
أُوتُوا۟
(ūtū)
|
أ ت ي |
Verb
V
|
| the Book |
ٱلْكِتَٰبَ
(l-kitāba)
|
ك ت ب |
Noun
Noun
|
| You certainly make it clear |
لَتُبَيِّنُنَّهُۥ
(latubayyinunnahu)
|
ب ي ن |
Verb
V
|
| to the mankind |
لِلنَّاسِ
(lilnnāsi)
|
أ ن س |
Noun
Noun
|
| and (do) not |
وَلَا
(walā)
|
ل ا |
Prep.
Prep
|
| conceal it |
تَكْتُمُونَهُۥ
(taktumūnahu)
|
ك ت م |
Verb
V
|
| Then they threw it |
فَنَبَذُوهُ
(fanabadhūhu)
|
ن ب ذ |
Verb
V
|
| behind |
وَرَآءَ
(warāa)
|
و ر ي |
Noun
Noun
|
| their backs |
ظُهُورِهِمْ
(ẓuhūrihim)
|
ظ ه ر |
Noun
Noun
|
| and they exchanged |
وَٱشْتَرَوْا۟
(wa-ish'taraw)
|
ش ر ي |
Verb
V
|
| [with] it |
بِهِۦ
(bihi)
|
— |
Noun
Noun
|
| (for) a price |
ثَمَنًا
(thamanan)
|
ث م ن |
Noun
Noun
|
| little |
قَلِيلًا
(qalīlan)
|
ق ل ل |
Noun
Noun
|
| And wretched |
فَبِئْسَ
(fabi'sa)
|
ب أ س |
Verb
V
|
| (is) what |
مَا
(mā)
|
م ا |
Noun
Noun
|
| they purchase |
يَشْتَرُونَ
(yashtarūna)
|
ش ر ي |
Verb
V
|