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Abdel Haleem Word Analysis

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The sun cannot overtake the moon, nor can the night outrun the day: each floats in [its own] orbit

Abdel Haleem	Arabic	Root / Link	Morphology
Not	لَا (lā)	ل ا	Prep. Prep
the sun	ٱلشَّمْسُ (l-shamsu)	ش م س	Noun Noun
is permitted	يَنۢبَغِى (yanbaghī)	ب غ ي	Verb V
for it	لَهَآ (lahā)	—	Noun Noun
that	أَن (an)	أ ن	Prep. Prep
it overtakes	تُدْرِكَ (tud'rika)	د ر ك	Verb V
the moon	ٱلْقَمَرَ (l-qamara)	ق م ر	Noun Noun
and not	وَلَا (walā)	ل ا	Prep. Prep
the night	ٱلَّيْلُ (al-laylu)	ل ي ل	Noun Noun
(can) outstrip	سَابِقُ (sābiqu)	س ب ق	Noun Noun
the day	ٱلنَّهَارِ (l-nahāri)	ن ه ر	Noun Noun
but all	وَكُلٌّ (wakullun)	ك ل ل	Noun Noun
in	فِى (fī)	ف ي	Prep. Prep
an orbit	فَلَكٍ (falakin)	ف ل ك	Noun Noun
they are floating	يَسْبَحُونَ (yasbaḥūna)	س ب ح	Verb V

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