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Chapter (21) sūrat l-anbiyāa (The Prophets)
| Translation | Arabic word | Syntax and morphology |
| (21:17:1) law If | COND – conditional particle حرف شرط | |
| (21:17:2) aradnā We intended | V – 1st person plural (form IV) perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل | |
| (21:17:3) an that | SUB – subordinating conjunction حرف مصدري | |
| (21:17:4) nattakhidha We take | V – 1st person plural (form VIII) imperfect verb, subjunctive mood فعل مضارع منصوب | |
| (21:17:5) lahwan a pastime, | N – accusative masculine indefinite noun اسم منصوب | |
| (21:17:6) la-ittakhadhnāhu surely We (could have) taken it | EMPH – emphatic prefix lām V – 1st person plural (form VIII) perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun PRON – 3rd person masculine singular object pronoun اللام لام التوكيد فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل والهاء ضمير متصل في محل نصب مفعول به | |
| (21:17:7) min from | P – preposition حرف جر | |
| (21:17:8) ladunnā Us, | N – genitive noun PRON – 1st person plural possessive pronoun اسم مجرور و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل جر بالاضافة | |
| (21:17:9) in if | COND – conditional particle حرف شرط | |
| (21:17:10) kunnā We were | V – 1st person plural perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع اسم «كان» | |
| (21:17:11) fāʿilīna doers. |  | N – accusative masculine plural active participle اسم منصوب |
| (21:18:1) bal Nay, | RET – retraction particle حرف اضراب | |
| (21:18:2) naqdhifu We hurl | V – 1st person plural imperfect verb فعل مضارع | |
| (21:18:3) bil-ḥaqi the truth | P – prefixed preposition bi N – genitive masculine noun جار ومجرور | |
| (21:18:4) ʿalā against | P – preposition حرف جر | |
| (21:18:5) l-bāṭili [the] falsehood, | N – genitive masculine active participle اسم مجرور | |
| (21:18:6) fayadmaghuhu and it breaks its head, | CONJ – prefixed conjunction fa (and) V – 3rd person masculine singular imperfect verb PRON – 3rd person masculine singular object pronoun الفاء عاطفة فعل مضارع والهاء ضمير متصل في محل نصب مفعول به | |
| (21:18:7) fa-idhā behold, | REM – prefixed resumption particle T – time adverb الفاء استئنافية ظرف زمان | |
| (21:18:8) huwa it (is) | PRON – 3rd person masculine singular personal pronoun ضمير منفصل | |
| (21:18:9) zāhiqun vanishing. | N – nominative masculine indefinite active participle اسم مرفوع | |
| (21:18:10) walakumu And for you | CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) P – prefixed preposition lām PRON – 2nd person masculine plural personal pronoun الواو عاطفة جار ومجرور | |
| (21:18:11) l-waylu (is) destruction | N – nominative masculine noun اسم مرفوع | |
| (21:18:12) mimmā for what | P – preposition REL – relative pronoun حرف جر اسم موصول | |
| (21:18:13) taṣifūna you ascribe. |  | V – 2nd person masculine plural imperfect verb PRON – subject pronoun فعل مضارع والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل |
