Word Analysis — The Wind-curved Sandhills, The Dunes, The Sandhills 46:28
al-Ahqaf · Verse 28 of 35
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
so why did their gods not help them, those they set up as gods besides God to bring them nearer to Him? No indeed! They failed them utterly: it was all a lie of their own making
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Then why (did) not |
فَلَوْلَا
(falawlā)
|
ل و ل ا |
Prep.
Prep
|
| help them |
نَصَرَهُمُ
(naṣarahumu)
|
ن ص ر |
Verb
V
|
| those whom |
ٱلَّذِينَ
(alladhīna)
|
ا ل ذ ي |
Noun
Noun
|
| they had taken |
ٱتَّخَذُوا۟
(ittakhadhū)
|
أ خ ذ |
Verb
V
|
| besides |
مِن
(min)
|
م ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| besides |
دُونِ
(dūni)
|
د و ن |
Noun
Noun
|
| Allah |
ٱللَّهِ
(l-lahi)
|
أ ل ه |
Noun
Noun
|
| gods as a way of approach |
قُرْبَانًا
(qur'bānan)
|
ق ر ب |
Noun
Noun
|
| gods as a way of approach |
ءَالِهَةًۢ
(ālihatan)
|
أ ل ه |
Noun
Noun
|
| Nay |
بَلْ
(bal)
|
ب ل |
Prep.
Prep
|
| they were lost |
ضَلُّوا۟
(ḍallū)
|
ض ل ل |
Verb
V
|
| from them |
عَنْهُمْ
(ʿanhum)
|
ع ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| And that |
وَذَٰلِكَ
(wadhālika)
|
ذ ل ك |
Noun
Noun
|
| (was) their falsehood |
إِفْكُهُمْ
(if'kuhum)
|
أ ف ك |
Noun
Noun
|
| and what |
وَمَا
(wamā)
|
م ا |
Noun
Noun
|
| they were |
كَانُوا۟
(kānū)
|
ك و ن |
Verb
V
|
| inventing |
يَفْتَرُونَ
(yaftarūna)
|
ف ر ي |
Verb
V
|