Word Analysis — Women 4:66
an-Nisa` · Verse 66 of 176
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
if We had ordered, ‘Lay down your lives’ or ‘Leave your homes,’ they would not have done so, except for a few- it would have been far better for them and stronger confirmation of their faith, if they had done as they were told
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| And if |
وَلَوْ
(walaw)
|
ل و |
Prep.
Prep
|
| [that] We |
أَنَّا
(annā)
|
ا ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| (had) decreed |
كَتَبْنَا
(katabnā)
|
ك ت ب |
Verb
V
|
| on them |
عَلَيْهِمْ
(ʿalayhim)
|
ع ل ي |
Prep.
Prep
|
| that |
أَنِ
(ani)
|
أ ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| Kill |
ٱقْتُلُوٓا۟
(uq'tulū)
|
ق ت ل |
Verb
V
|
| yourselves |
أَنفُسَكُمْ
(anfusakum)
|
ن ف س |
Noun
Noun
|
| or |
أَوِ
(awi)
|
ا و |
Prep.
Prep
|
| Go forth |
ٱخْرُجُوا۟
(ukh'rujū)
|
خ ر ج |
Verb
V
|
| from |
مِن
(min)
|
م ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| your homes |
دِيَٰرِكُم
(diyārikum)
|
د و ر |
Noun
Noun
|
| not |
مَّا
(mā)
|
م ا |
Prep.
Prep
|
| they would have done it |
فَعَلُوهُ
(faʿalūhu)
|
ف ع ل |
Verb
V
|
| except |
إِلَّا
(illā)
|
إ ل ا |
Prep.
Prep
|
| a few |
قَلِيلٌ
(qalīlun)
|
ق ل ل |
Noun
Noun
|
| of them |
مِّنْهُمْ
(min'hum)
|
م ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| But if |
وَلَوْ
(walaw)
|
ل و |
Prep.
Prep
|
| [that] they |
أَنَّهُمْ
(annahum)
|
ا ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| had done |
فَعَلُوا۟
(faʿalū)
|
ف ع ل |
Verb
V
|
| what |
مَا
(mā)
|
م ا |
Noun
Noun
|
| they were advised |
يُوعَظُونَ
(yūʿaẓūna)
|
و ع ظ |
Verb
V
|
| with [it] |
بِهِۦ
(bihi)
|
— |
Noun
Noun
|
| surely (it) would have been |
لَكَانَ
(lakāna)
|
ك و ن |
Verb
V
|
| better |
خَيْرًا
(khayran)
|
خ ي ر |
Noun
Noun
|
| for them |
لَّهُمْ
(lahum)
|
— |
Noun
Noun
|
| and stronger |
وَأَشَدَّ
(wa-ashadda)
|
ش د د |
Noun
Noun
|
| strengthen(ing) |
تَثْبِيتًا
(tathbītan)
|
ث ب ت |
Noun
Noun
|