Word Analysis — The Spoils of War 8:42
al-Anfal · Verse 42 of 75
Abdel Haleem Word Analysis
Remember when you were on the near side of the valley, and they were on the far side and the caravan was below you. If you had made an appointment to fight, you would have failed to keep it [but the battle took place] so that God might bring about something already ordained, so that those who were to die might die after seeing a clear proof, and so that those who were to live might live after seeing a clear proof- God is all hearing and all seeing
| Abdel Haleem | Arabic | Root / Link | Morphology |
|---|---|---|---|
| When |
إِذْ
(idh)
|
ا ذ |
Noun
Noun
|
| you (were) |
أَنتُم
(antum)
|
— |
Noun
Noun
|
| on side of the valley |
بِٱلْعُدْوَةِ
(bil-ʿud'wati)
|
ع د و |
Noun
Noun
|
| the nearer |
ٱلدُّنْيَا
(l-dun'yā)
|
د ن و |
Noun
Noun
|
| and they |
وَهُم
(wahum)
|
— |
Noun
Noun
|
| (were) on the side |
بِٱلْعُدْوَةِ
(bil-ʿud'wati)
|
ع د و |
Noun
Noun
|
| the farther |
ٱلْقُصْوَىٰ
(l-quṣ'wā)
|
ق ص و |
Noun
Noun
|
| and the caravan |
وَٱلرَّكْبُ
(wal-rakbu)
|
ر ك ب |
Noun
Noun
|
| (was) lower |
أَسْفَلَ
(asfala)
|
س ف ل |
Noun
Noun
|
| than you |
مِنكُمْ
(minkum)
|
م ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| And if |
وَلَوْ
(walaw)
|
ل و |
Prep.
Prep
|
| you (had) made an appointment |
تَوَاعَدتُّمْ
(tawāʿadttum)
|
و ع د |
Verb
V
|
| certainly you would have failed |
لَٱخْتَلَفْتُمْ
(la-ikh'talaftum)
|
خ ل ف |
Verb
V
|
| in |
فِى
(fī)
|
ف ي |
Prep.
Prep
|
| the appointment |
ٱلْمِيعَٰدِ
(l-mīʿādi)
|
و ع د |
Noun
Noun
|
| But |
وَلَٰكِن
(walākin)
|
ل ك ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| that might accomplish |
لِّيَقْضِىَ
(liyaqḍiya)
|
ق ض ي |
Verb
V
|
| Allah |
ٱللَّهُ
(l-lahu)
|
أ ل ه |
Noun
Noun
|
| a matter |
أَمْرًا
(amran)
|
أ م ر |
Noun
Noun
|
| (that) was |
كَانَ
(kāna)
|
ك و ن |
Verb
V
|
| destined |
مَفْعُولًا
(mafʿūlan)
|
ف ع ل |
Noun
Noun
|
| that (might be) destroyed |
لِّيَهْلِكَ
(liyahlika)
|
ه ل ك |
Verb
V
|
| (those) who |
مَنْ
(man)
|
م ن |
Noun
Noun
|
| (were to be) destroyed |
هَلَكَ
(halaka)
|
ه ل ك |
Verb
V
|
| on |
عَنۢ
(ʿan)
|
ع ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| a clear evidence |
بَيِّنَةٍ
(bayyinatin)
|
ب ي ن |
Noun
Noun
|
| and (might) live |
وَيَحْيَىٰ
(wayaḥyā)
|
ح ي ي |
Verb
V
|
| (those) who |
مَنْ
(man)
|
م ن |
Noun
Noun
|
| (were to) live |
حَىَّ
(ḥayya)
|
ح ي ي |
Verb
V
|
| on |
عَنۢ
(ʿan)
|
ع ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| a clear evidence |
بَيِّنَةٍ
(bayyinatin)
|
ب ي ن |
Noun
Noun
|
| And indeed |
وَإِنَّ
(wa-inna)
|
ا ن |
Prep.
Prep
|
| Allah |
ٱللَّهَ
(l-laha)
|
أ ل ه |
Noun
Noun
|
| (is) All-Hearing |
لَسَمِيعٌ
(lasamīʿun)
|
س م ع |
Noun
Noun
|
| All-Knowing |
عَلِيمٌ
(ʿalīmun)
|
ع ل م |
Noun
Noun
|