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Abdel Haleem Word Analysis

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Have they not travelled through the land and seen how their predecessors met their end? They were mightier than them: they cultivated the earth more and built more upon it. Their own mes-sengers also came to them with clear signs: God did not wrong them; they wronged themselves

Abdel Haleem	Arabic	Root / Link	Morphology
Have not	أَوَلَمْ (awalam)	ل م	Prep. Prep
they traveled	يَسِيرُوا۟ (yasīrū)	س ي ر	Verb V
in	فِى (fī)	ف ي	Prep. Prep
the earth	ٱلْأَرْضِ (l-arḍi)	أ ر ض	Noun Noun
and observed	فَيَنظُرُوا۟ (fayanẓurū)	ن ظ ر	Verb V
how	كَيْفَ (kayfa)	ك ي ف	Noun Noun
was	كَانَ (kāna)	ك و ن	Verb V
(the) end	عَٰقِبَةُ (ʿāqibatu)	ع ق ب	Noun Noun
(of) those	ٱلَّذِينَ (alladhīna)	ا ل ذ ي	Noun Noun
before them	مِن (min)	م ن	Prep. Prep
before them	قَبْلِهِمْ (qablihim)	ق ب ل	Noun Noun
They were	كَانُوٓا۟ (kānū)	ك و ن	Verb V
mightier	أَشَدَّ (ashadda)	ش د د	Noun Noun
than them	مِنْهُمْ (min'hum)	م ن	Prep. Prep
(in) strength	قُوَّةً (quwwatan)	ق و ي	Noun Noun
and they dug	وَأَثَارُوا۟ (wa-athārū)	ث و ر	Verb V
the earth	ٱلْأَرْضَ (l-arḍa)	أ ر ض	Noun Noun
and built (on) it	وَعَمَرُوهَآ (waʿamarūhā)	ع م ر	Verb V
more	أَكْثَرَ (akthara)	ك ث ر	Noun Noun
than what	مِمَّا (mimmā)	م ن	Prep. Prep
they have built (on) it	عَمَرُوهَا (ʿamarūhā)	ع م ر	Verb V
And came (to) them	وَجَآءَتْهُمْ (wajāathum)	ج ي أ	Verb V
their Messengers	رُسُلُهُم (rusuluhum)	ر س ل	Noun Noun
with clear proofs	بِٱلْبَيِّنَٰتِ (bil-bayināti)	ب ي ن	Noun Noun
So not	فَمَا (famā)	م ا	Prep. Prep
was	كَانَ (kāna)	ك و ن	Verb V
Allah	ٱللَّهُ (l-lahu)	أ ل ه	Noun Noun
to wrong them	لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ (liyaẓlimahum)	ظ ل م	Verb V
but	وَلَٰكِن (walākin)	ل ك ن	Prep. Prep
they were	كَانُوٓا۟ (kānū)	ك و ن	Verb V
themselves	أَنفُسَهُمْ (anfusahum)	ن ف س	Noun Noun
(doing) wrong	يَظْلِمُونَ (yaẓlimūna)	ظ ل م	Verb V

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Surah: The Romans, The Byzantines
Verse: 30:9
Juz: 21
Revelation: Meccan
Revelation Order: 84
Translations: 65
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Root Words in This Verse

سير (سارَ)
أرض (أَرْض)
نظر (نَظَرَ)
كيف (كَيْف)
كون (كانَ)
عقب (عاقِبَة)
قبل (قَبْل)
شدد (أَشَدّ)
قوي (قُوَّة)
ثور (أَثارُ)
عمر (عَمَرُ)
كثر (أَكْثَر)
جيأ (جاءَ)
رسل (رَسُول)
بين (بَيِّنَة)
أله (اللَّه)
ظلم (ظَلَمَ)
نفس (نَفْس)

Verses with similar phrasing (mutashabihat al-alfaz). Shared words are highlighted.

47:10 27%

۞ أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ دَمَّرَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ ۖ وَلِلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَمْثَـٰلُهَا

afalam yasīrū fī l-arḍi fayanẓurū kayfa kāna ʿāqibatu alladhīna min qablihim dammara l-lahu ʿalayhim walil'kāfirīna amthāluh

Have they not travelled the earth and seen how those before them met their end? God destroyed them utterly: a similar fate awaits the disbelievers

40:82 26%

أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ كَانُوٓا۟ أَكْثَرَ مِنْهُمْ وَأَشَدَّ قُوَّةً وَءَاثَارًا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَمَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ

afalam yasīrū fī l-arḍi fayanẓurū kayfa kāna ʿāqibatu alladhīna min qablihim kānū akthara min'hum wa-ashadda quwwatan waāthāran fī l-arḍi famā aghnā ʿanhum mā kānū yaksibūn

Have they not travelled through the land and seen how those who lived before them met their end? They were more numerous than them, stronger than them, and made a more impressive mark on the land, yet what they achieved was of no use to them at all

9:70 26%

أَلَمْ يَأْتِهِمْ نَبَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ قَوْمِ نُوحٍ وَعَادٍ وَثَمُودَ وَقَوْمِ إِبْرَٰهِيمَ وَأَصْحَـٰبِ مَدْيَنَ وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَـٰتِ ۚ أَتَتْهُمْ رُسُلُهُم بِٱلْبَيِّنَـٰتِ ۖ فَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ وَلَـٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ

alam yatihim naba-u alladhīna min qablihim qawmi nūḥin waʿādin wathamūda waqawmi ib'rāhīma wa-aṣḥābi madyana wal-mu'tafikāti atathum rusuluhum bil-bayināti famā kāna l-lahu liyaẓlimahum walākin kānū anfusahum yaẓlimūn

Have they never heard the stories about their predecessors, the peoples of Noah, Ad, Thamud, Abraham, Midian, and the ruined cities? Their messengers came to them with clear evidence of the truth: God would not deceive them; they deceived themselves

40:21 25%

۞ أَوَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَانُوا۟ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۚ كَانُوا۟ هُمْ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً وَءَاثَارًا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَأَخَذَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَمَا كَانَ لَهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ مِن وَاقٍ

awalam yasīrū fī l-arḍi fayanẓurū kayfa kāna ʿāqibatu alladhīna kānū min qablihim kānū hum ashadda min'hum quwwatan waāthāran fī l-arḍi fa-akhadhahumu l-lahu bidhunūbihim wamā kāna lahum mina l-lahi min wāqi

Have they not travelled through the land and seen how those who lived before them met their end? They were stronger than them and made a more impressive mark on the land, yet God destroyed them for their sins- they had no one to defend them against Him

35:44 25%

أَوَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ وَكَانُوٓا۟ أَشَدَّ مِنْهُمْ قُوَّةً ۚ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُعْجِزَهُۥ مِن شَىْءٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَلَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ عَلِيمًا قَدِيرًا

awalam yasīrū fī l-arḍi fayanẓurū kayfa kāna ʿāqibatu alladhīna min qablihim wakānū ashadda min'hum quwwatan wamā kāna l-lahu liyuʿ'jizahu min shayin fī l-samāwāti walā fī l-arḍi innahu kāna ʿalīman qadīra

Have they not travelled in the land and seen how those before them met their end, although they were superior to them in strength? God is not to be frustrated by anything in the heavens or on the earth: He is all knowing, all powerful

12:109 18%

وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ إِلَّا رِجَالًا نُّوحِىٓ إِلَيْهِم مِّنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْقُرَىٰٓ ۗ أَفَلَمْ يَسِيرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ فَيَنظُرُوا۟ كَيْفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ ٱلَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ۗ وَلَدَارُ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ خَيْرٌ لِّلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوْا۟ ۗ أَفَلَا تَعْقِلُونَ

wamā arsalnā min qablika illā rijālan nūḥī ilayhim min ahli l-qurā afalam yasīrū fī l-arḍi fayanẓurū kayfa kāna ʿāqibatu alladhīna min qablihim waladāru l-ākhirati khayrun lilladhīna ittaqaw afalā taʿqilūn

All the messengers We sent before you [Muhammad] were men to whom We made revelations, men chosen from the people of their towns. Have the [disbelievers] not travelled through the land and seen the end of those who went before them? For those who are mindful of God, the Home in the Hereafter is better. Do you [people] not use your reason

Word Analysis — The Romans, The Byzantines 30:9

Abdel Haleem Word Analysis