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Chapter (16) sūrat l-naḥl (The Bees)
| Translation | Arabic word | Syntax and morphology |
| (16:40:1) innamā Only | ACC – accusative particle PREV – preventive particle mā كافة ومكفوفة | |
| (16:40:2) qawlunā Our Word | N – nominative masculine verbal noun PRON – 1st person plural possessive pronoun اسم مرفوع و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل جر بالاضافة | |
| (16:40:3) lishayin to a thing | P – prefixed preposition lām N – genitive masculine indefinite noun جار ومجرور | |
| (16:40:4) idhā when | T – time adverb ظرف زمان | |
| (16:40:5) aradnāhu We intend it | V – 1st person plural (form IV) perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun PRON – 3rd person masculine singular object pronoun فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل والهاء ضمير متصل في محل نصب مفعول به | |
| (16:40:6) an (is) that | SUB – subordinating conjunction حرف مصدري | |
| (16:40:7) naqūla We say | V – 1st person plural imperfect verb, subjunctive mood فعل مضارع منصوب | |
| (16:40:8) lahu to it, | P – prefixed preposition lām PRON – 3rd person masculine singular personal pronoun جار ومجرور | |
| (16:40:9) kun "Be" | V – 2nd person masculine singular imperative verb فعل أمر | |
| (16:40:10) fayakūnu and it is. |  | CONJ – prefixed conjunction fa (and) V – 3rd person masculine singular imperfect verb الفاء عاطفة فعل مضارع |
| (16:41:1) wa-alladhīna And those who | CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) REL – masculine plural relative pronoun الواو عاطفة اسم موصول | |
| (16:41:2) hājarū emigrated | V – 3rd person masculine plural (form III) perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun فعل ماض والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل | |
| (16:41:3) fī in (the way) | P – preposition حرف جر | |
| (16:41:4) l-lahi (of) Allah | PN – genitive proper noun → Allah لفظ الجلالة مجرور | |
| (16:41:5) min after | P – preposition حرف جر | |
| (16:41:6) baʿdi after | N – genitive noun اسم مجرور | |
| (16:41:7) mā [what] | REL – relative pronoun اسم موصول | |
| (16:41:8) ẓulimū they were wronged, | V – 3rd person masculine plural passive perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun فعل ماض مبني للمجهول والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع نائب فاعل | |
| (16:41:9) lanubawwi-annahum surely We will give them position | EMPH – emphatic prefix lām V – 1st person plural (form II) imperfect verb EMPH – emphatic suffix nūn PRON – 3rd person masculine plural object pronoun اللام لام التوكيد فعل مضارع والنون للتوكيد و«هم» ضمير متصل في محل نصب مفعول به | |
| (16:41:10) fī in | P – preposition حرف جر | |
| (16:41:11) l-dun'yā the world | N – genitive feminine singular noun اسم مجرور | |
| (16:41:12) ḥasanatan good, | N – accusative feminine indefinite noun اسم منصوب | |
| (16:41:13) wala-ajru but surely the reward | CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) EMPH – emphatic prefix lām N – nominative masculine noun الواو عاطفة اللام لام التوكيد اسم مرفوع | |
| (16:41:14) l-ākhirati (of) the Hereafter | N – genitive feminine singular noun اسم مجرور | |
| (16:41:15) akbaru (is) greater, | ADJ – nominative masculine singular adjective صفة مرفوعة | |
| (16:41:16) law if | COND – conditional particle حرف شرط | |
| (16:41:17) kānū they | V – 3rd person masculine plural perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun فعل ماض والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان» | |
| (16:41:18) yaʿlamūna know. |  | V – 3rd person masculine plural imperfect verb PRON – subject pronoun فعل مضارع والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل |
