Word Analysis — The Heights, The Elevated Places 7:164
al-A`raf · Verse 164 of 206
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
how, when some of them asked [their preachers], ‘Why do you bother preaching to people God will destroy, or at least punish severely?’ [the preachers] answered, ‘In order to be free from your Lord’s blame, and so that they may perhaps take heed.’
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| And when |
وَإِذْ
(wa-idh)
|
ا ذ |
Noun
Noun
|
| said |
قَالَتْ
(qālat)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| a community |
أُمَّةٌ
(ummatun)
|
أ م م |
Noun
Noun
|
| among them |
مِّنْهُمْ
(min'hum)
|
م ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| Why |
لِمَ
(lima)
|
م ا |
Noun
Noun
|
| (do) you preach |
تَعِظُونَ
(taʿiẓūna)
|
و ع ظ |
Verb
V
|
| a people |
قَوْمًا
(qawman)
|
ق و م |
Noun
Noun
|
| (whom) Allah |
ٱللَّهُ
(l-lahu)
|
أ ل ه |
Noun
Noun
|
| (is going to) destroy them |
مُهْلِكُهُمْ
(muh'likuhum)
|
ه ل ك |
Noun
Noun
|
| or |
أَوْ
(aw)
|
ا و |
Prep.
Prep
|
| punish them |
مُعَذِّبُهُمْ
(muʿadhibuhum)
|
ع ذ ب |
Noun
Noun
|
| (with) a punishment |
عَذَابًا
(ʿadhāban)
|
ع ذ ب |
Noun
Noun
|
| severe |
شَدِيدًا
(shadīdan)
|
ش د د |
Noun
Noun
|
| They said |
قَالُوا۟
(qālū)
|
ق و ل |
Verb
V
|
| To be absolved |
مَعْذِرَةً
(maʿdhiratan)
|
ع ذ ر |
Noun
Noun
|
| before |
إِلَىٰ
(ilā)
|
ا ل ي |
Prep.
Prep
|
| your Lord |
رَبِّكُمْ
(rabbikum)
|
ر ب ب |
Noun
Noun
|
| and that they may |
وَلَعَلَّهُمْ
(walaʿallahum)
|
ل ع ل |
Prep.
Prep
|
| become righteous |
يَتَّقُونَ
(yattaqūna)
|
و ق ي |
Verb
V
|