Word Analysis — Explained in Detail, Revelations Well Expounded 41:17
Fussilat · Verse 17 of 54
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
As for Thamud, We gave them guidance but they preferred blindness, so they were struck by a blast of humiliating punishment for their misdeeds
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| And as for |
وَأَمَّا
(wa-ammā)
|
أ م ا |
Prep.
Prep
|
| Thamud |
ثَمُودُ
(thamūdu)
|
ث م و د |
Noun
Noun
|
| We guided them |
فَهَدَيْنَٰهُمْ
(fahadaynāhum)
|
ه د ي |
Verb
V
|
| but they preferred |
فَٱسْتَحَبُّوا۟
(fa-is'taḥabbū)
|
ح ب ب |
Verb
V
|
| [the] blindness |
ٱلْعَمَىٰ
(l-ʿamā)
|
ع م ي |
Noun
Noun
|
| over |
عَلَى
(ʿalā)
|
ع ل ي |
Prep.
Prep
|
| the guidance |
ٱلْهُدَىٰ
(l-hudā)
|
ه د ي |
Noun
Noun
|
| so seized them |
فَأَخَذَتْهُمْ
(fa-akhadhathum)
|
أ خ ذ |
Verb
V
|
| a thunderbolt |
صَٰعِقَةُ
(ṣāʿiqatu)
|
ص ع ق |
Noun
Noun
|
| (of) the punishment |
ٱلْعَذَابِ
(l-ʿadhābi)
|
ع ذ ب |
Noun
Noun
|
| humiliating |
ٱلْهُونِ
(l-hūni)
|
ه و ن |
Noun
Noun
|
| for what |
بِمَا
(bimā)
|
م ا |
Noun
Noun
|
| they used to |
كَانُوا۟
(kānū)
|
ك و ن |
Verb
V
|
| earn |
يَكْسِبُونَ
(yaksibūna)
|
ك س ب |
Verb
V
|