Word Analysis — The Hypocrites 63:4
al-Munafiqun · Verse 4 of 11
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
When you see them [Prophet], their outward appearance pleases you; when they speak, you listen to what they say. But they are like propped-up tim-bers––they think every cry they hear is against them––and they are the enemy. Beware of them. May God confound them! How devious they are
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| And when |
وَإِذَا
(wa-idhā)
|
إ ذ ا |
Noun
Noun
|
| you see them |
رَأَيْتَهُمْ
(ra-aytahum)
|
ر أ ي |
Verb
V
|
| pleases you |
تُعْجِبُكَ
(tuʿ'jibuka)
|
ع ج ب |
Verb
V
|
| their bodies |
أَجْسَامُهُمْ
(ajsāmuhum)
|
ج س م |
Noun
Noun
|
| and if |
وَإِن
(wa-in)
|
ا ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| they speak |
يَقُولُوا۟
(yaqūlū)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| you listen |
تَسْمَعْ
(tasmaʿ)
|
س م ع |
Verb
V
|
| to their speech |
لِقَوْلِهِمْ
(liqawlihim)
|
ق و ل |
Noun
Noun
|
| as if they (were) |
كَأَنَّهُمْ
(ka-annahum)
|
ك ا ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| pieces of wood |
خُشُبٌ
(khushubun)
|
خ ش ب |
Noun
Noun
|
| propped up |
مُّسَنَّدَةٌ
(musannadatun)
|
س ن د |
Noun
Noun
|
| They think |
يَحْسَبُونَ
(yaḥsabūna)
|
ح س ب |
Verb
V
|
| every |
كُلَّ
(kulla)
|
ك ل ل |
Noun
Noun
|
| shout |
صَيْحَةٍ
(ṣayḥatin)
|
ص ي ح |
Noun
Noun
|
| (is) against them |
عَلَيْهِمْ
(ʿalayhim)
|
ع ل ي |
Prep.
Prep
|
| They |
هُمُ
(humu)
|
— |
Noun
Noun
|
| (are) the enemy |
ٱلْعَدُوُّ
(l-ʿaduwu)
|
ع د و |
Noun
Noun
|
| so beware of them |
فَٱحْذَرْهُمْ
(fa-iḥ'dharhum)
|
ح ذ ر |
Verb
V
|
| May destroy them |
قَٰتَلَهُمُ
(qātalahumu)
|
ق ت ل |
Verb
V
|
| Allah |
ٱللَّهُ
(l-lahu)
|
أ ل ه |
Noun
Noun
|
| How |
أَنَّىٰ
(annā)
|
أ ن ى |
Noun
Noun
|
| are they deluded |
يُؤْفَكُونَ
(yu'fakūna)
|
أ ف ك |
Verb
V
|