Word Analysis — The Table, The Table Spread 5:31
al-Ma`idah · Verse 31 of 120
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
God sent a raven to scratch up the ground and show him how to cover his brother’s corpse and he said, ‘Woe is me! Could I not have been like this raven and covered up my brother’s body?’ He became remorseful
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| Then (was) sent |
فَبَعَثَ
(fabaʿatha)
|
ب ع ث |
Verb
V
|
| (by) Allah |
ٱللَّهُ
(l-lahu)
|
أ ل ه |
Noun
Noun
|
| a crow |
غُرَابًا
(ghurāban)
|
غ ر ب |
Noun
Noun
|
| it (was) scratching |
يَبْحَثُ
(yabḥathu)
|
ب ح ث |
Verb
V
|
| in |
فِى
(fī)
|
ف ي |
Prep.
Prep
|
| the earth |
ٱلْأَرْضِ
(l-arḍi)
|
أ ر ض |
Noun
Noun
|
| to show him |
لِيُرِيَهُۥ
(liyuriyahu)
|
ر أ ي |
Verb
V
|
| how |
كَيْفَ
(kayfa)
|
ك ي ف |
Noun
Noun
|
| to hide |
يُوَٰرِى
(yuwārī)
|
و ر ي |
Verb
V
|
| (the) dead body |
سَوْءَةَ
(sawata)
|
س و أ |
Noun
Noun
|
| (of) his brother |
أَخِيهِ
(akhīhi)
|
أ خ و |
Noun
Noun
|
| He said |
قَالَ
(qāla)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| Woe to me |
يَٰوَيْلَتَىٰٓ
(yāwaylatā)
|
و ي ل |
Noun
Noun
|
| Am I unable |
أَعَجَزْتُ
(aʿajaztu)
|
ع ج ز |
Verb
V
|
| that |
أَنْ
(an)
|
أ ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| I can be |
أَكُونَ
(akūna)
|
ك و ن |
Verb
V
|
| like |
مِثْلَ
(mith'la)
|
م ث ل |
Noun
Noun
|
| this |
هَٰذَا
(hādhā)
|
ذ ل ك |
Noun
Noun
|
| [the] crow |
ٱلْغُرَابِ
(l-ghurābi)
|
غ ر ب |
Noun
Noun
|
| and hide |
فَأُوَٰرِىَ
(fa-uwāriya)
|
و ر ي |
Verb
V
|
| (the) dead body |
سَوْءَةَ
(sawata)
|
س و أ |
Noun
Noun
|
| (of) my brother |
أَخِى
(akhī)
|
أ خ و |
Noun
Noun
|
| Then he became |
فَأَصْبَحَ
(fa-aṣbaḥa)
|
ص ب ح |
Verb
V
|
| of |
مِنَ
(mina)
|
م ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| the regretful |
ٱلنَّٰدِمِينَ
(l-nādimīna)
|
ن د م |
Noun
Noun
|