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Chapter (16) sūrat l-naḥl (The Bees)
| Translation | Arabic word | Syntax and morphology |
| (16:26:1) qad Verily, | CERT – particle of certainty حرف تحقيق | |
| (16:26:2) makara plotted | V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb فعل ماض | |
| (16:26:3) alladhīna those who | REL – masculine plural relative pronoun اسم موصول | |
| (16:26:4) min (were) before them, | P – preposition حرف جر | |
| (16:26:5) qablihim (were) before them, | N – genitive noun PRON – 3rd person masculine plural possessive pronoun اسم مجرور و«هم» ضمير متصل في محل جر بالاضافة | |
| (16:26:6) fa-atā but Allah came | REM – prefixed resumption particle V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb الفاء استئنافية فعل ماض | |
| (16:26:7) l-lahu but Allah came | PN – nominative proper noun → Allah لفظ الجلالة مرفوع | |
| (16:26:8) bun'yānahum (at) their building | N – accusative masculine noun PRON – 3rd person masculine plural possessive pronoun اسم منصوب و«هم» ضمير متصل في محل جر بالاضافة | |
| (16:26:9) mina from | P – preposition حرف جر | |
| (16:26:10) l-qawāʿidi the foundations, | N – genitive masculine plural noun اسم مجرور | |
| (16:26:11) fakharra so fell | REM – prefixed resumption particle V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb الفاء استئنافية فعل ماض | |
| (16:26:12) ʿalayhimu upon them | P – preposition PRON – 3rd person masculine plural object pronoun جار ومجرور | |
| (16:26:13) l-saqfu the roof | N – nominative masculine noun اسم مرفوع | |
| (16:26:14) min from | P – preposition حرف جر | |
| (16:26:15) fawqihim above them, | N – genitive masculine noun PRON – 3rd person masculine plural possessive pronoun اسم مجرور و«هم» ضمير متصل في محل جر بالاضافة | |
| (16:26:16) wa-atāhumu and came to them | CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb PRON – 3rd person masculine plural object pronoun الواو عاطفة فعل ماض و«هم» ضمير متصل في محل نصب مفعول به | |
| (16:26:17) l-ʿadhābu the punishment | N – nominative masculine noun اسم مرفوع | |
| (16:26:18) min from | P – preposition حرف جر | |
| (16:26:19) ḥaythu where | N – genitive noun اسم مجرور | |
| (16:26:20) lā they (did) not perceive. | NEG – negative particle حرف نفي | |
| (16:26:21) yashʿurūna they (did) not perceive. |  | V – 3rd person masculine plural imperfect verb PRON – subject pronoun فعل مضارع والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل |
