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Abdel Haleem Word Analysis

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Iblis said, ‘I am better than him: You made me from fire, and him from clay.’

Abdel Haleem	Arabic	Root / Link	Morphology
He said	قَالَ (qāla)	ق و ل	Verb V
I am	أَنَا۠ (anā)	—	Noun Noun
better	خَيْرٌ (khayrun)	خ ي ر	Noun Noun
than him	مِّنْهُ (min'hu)	م ن	Prep. Prep
You created me	خَلَقْتَنِى (khalaqtanī)	خ ل ق	Verb V
from	مِن (min)	م ن	Prep. Prep
fire	نَّارٍ (nārin)	ن و ر	Noun Noun
and You created him	وَخَلَقْتَهُۥ (wakhalaqtahu)	خ ل ق	Verb V
from	مِن (min)	م ن	Prep. Prep
clay	طِينٍ (ṭīnin)	ط ي ن	Noun Noun

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قَالَ مَا مَنَعَكَ أَلَّا تَسْجُدَ إِذْ أَمَرْتُكَ ۖ قَالَ أَنَا۠ خَيْرٌ مِّنْهُ خَلَقْتَنِى مِن نَّارٍ وَخَلَقْتَهُۥ مِن طِينٍ

qāla mā manaʿaka allā tasjuda idh amartuka qāla anā khayrun min'hu khalaqtanī min nārin wakhalaqtahu min ṭīni

God said, ‘What prevented you from bowing down as I commanded you?’ and he said, ‘I am better than him: You created me from fire and him from clay.’