The second word of verse (7:16) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A resumption particle, preposition and relative pronoun. The connective particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events. The prefixed preposition bi is usually translated as "with" or "by". Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (7) sūrat l-aʿrāf (The Heights) (7:16:2) fabimā "Because
REM – prefixed resumption particle P – prefixed preposition bi REL – relative pronoun	الفاء استئنافية جار ومجرور

Verse (7:16)

The analysis above refers to the sixteenth verse of chapter 7 (sūrat l-aʿrāf):

Sahih International: [Satan] said, "Because You have put me in error, I will surely sit in wait for them on Your straight path.

See Also

• English Translations
• Subordinate Clauses
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word

Messages

You can sign in to add a message if this information could be improved or requires discussion.

Word 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7