Word Analysis — The Heights, The Elevated Places 7:176
al-A`raf · Verse 176 of 206
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
if it had been Our will, We could have used these signs to raise him high, but instead he clung to the earth and followed his own desires- he was like a dog that pants with a lolling tongue whether you drive it away or leave it alone. Such is the image of those who reject Our signs. Tell them the story so that they may reflect
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| And if |
وَلَوْ
(walaw)
|
ل و |
Prep.
Prep
|
| We willed |
شِئْنَا
(shi'nā)
|
ش ي أ |
Verb
V
|
| surely, We (could) have raised him |
لَرَفَعْنَٰهُ
(larafaʿnāhu)
|
ر ف ع |
Verb
V
|
| with these |
بِهَا
(bihā)
|
— |
Noun
Noun
|
| [and] but he |
وَلَٰكِنَّهُۥٓ
(walākinnahu)
|
ل ك ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| adhered |
أَخْلَدَ
(akhlada)
|
خ ل د |
Verb
V
|
| to |
إِلَى
(ilā)
|
ا ل ي |
Prep.
Prep
|
| the earth |
ٱلْأَرْضِ
(l-arḍi)
|
أ ر ض |
Noun
Noun
|
| and followed |
وَٱتَّبَعَ
(wa-ittabaʿa)
|
ت ب ع |
Verb
V
|
| his (vain) desires |
هَوَىٰهُ
(hawāhu)
|
ه و ي |
Noun
Noun
|
| So his example |
فَمَثَلُهُۥ
(famathaluhu)
|
م ث ل |
Noun
Noun
|
| (is) like (the) example |
كَمَثَلِ
(kamathali)
|
م ث ل |
Noun
Noun
|
| (of) the dog |
ٱلْكَلْبِ
(l-kalbi)
|
ك ل ب |
Noun
Noun
|
| if |
إِن
(in)
|
ا ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| you attack |
تَحْمِلْ
(taḥmil)
|
ح م ل |
Verb
V
|
| [on] him |
عَلَيْهِ
(ʿalayhi)
|
ع ل ي |
Prep.
Prep
|
| he lolls out his tongue |
يَلْهَثْ
(yalhath)
|
ل ه ث |
Verb
V
|
| or |
أَوْ
(aw)
|
ا و |
Prep.
Prep
|
| if you leave him |
تَتْرُكْهُ
(tatruk'hu)
|
ت ر ك |
Verb
V
|
| he lolls out his tongue |
يَلْهَث
(yalhath)
|
ل ه ث |
Verb
V
|
| That |
ذَّٰلِكَ
(dhālika)
|
ذ ل ك |
Noun
Noun
|
| (is the) example |
مَثَلُ
(mathalu)
|
م ث ل |
Noun
Noun
|
| (of) the people |
ٱلْقَوْمِ
(l-qawmi)
|
ق و م |
Noun
Noun
|
| who |
ٱلَّذِينَ
(alladhīna)
|
ا ل ذ ي |
Noun
Noun
|
| denied |
كَذَّبُوا۟
(kadhabū)
|
ك ذ ب |
Verb
V
|
| [in] Our Signs |
بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا
(biāyātinā)
|
أ ي ي |
Noun
Noun
|
| So relate |
فَٱقْصُصِ
(fa-uq'ṣuṣi)
|
ق ص ص |
Verb
V
|
| the story |
ٱلْقَصَصَ
(l-qaṣaṣa)
|
ق ص ص |
Noun
Noun
|
| so that they may |
لَعَلَّهُمْ
(laʿallahum)
|
ل ع ل |
Prep.
Prep
|
| reflect |
يَتَفَكَّرُونَ
(yatafakkarūna)
|
ف ك ر |
Verb
V
|