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Chapter (28) sūrat l-qaṣaṣ (The Stories)
| Translation | Arabic word | Syntax and morphology |
| (28:11:1) waqālat And she said | CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) V – 3rd person feminine singular perfect verb الواو عاطفة فعل ماض | |
| (28:11:2) li-ukh'tihi to his sister, | P – prefixed preposition lām N – genitive feminine singular noun PRON – 3rd person masculine singular possessive pronoun جار ومجرور والهاء ضمير متصل في محل جر بالاضافة | |
| (28:11:3) quṣṣīhi "Follow him." | V – 2nd person feminine singular imperative verb PRON – subject pronoun PRON – 3rd person masculine singular object pronoun فعل أمر والياء ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل والهاء ضمير متصل في محل نصب مفعول به | |
| (28:11:4) fabaṣurat So she watched | REM – prefixed resumption particle V – 3rd person feminine singular perfect verb الفاء استئنافية فعل ماض | |
| (28:11:5) bihi him | P – prefixed preposition bi PRON – 3rd person masculine singular personal pronoun جار ومجرور | |
| (28:11:6) ʿan from | P – preposition حرف جر | |
| (28:11:7) junubin a distance | N – genitive masculine singular indefinite noun اسم مجرور | |
| (28:11:8) wahum while they | CIRC – prefixed circumstantial particle PRON – 3rd person masculine plural personal pronoun الواو حالية ضمير منفصل | |
| (28:11:9) lā (did) not | NEG – negative particle حرف نفي | |
| (28:11:10) yashʿurūna perceive. |  | V – 3rd person masculine plural imperfect verb PRON – subject pronoun فعل مضارع والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل |
| (28:12:1) waḥarramnā And We had forbidden |  | CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) V – 1st person plural (form II) perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun الواو عاطفة فعل ماض و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل |
| (28:12:2) ʿalayhi for him | P – preposition PRON – 3rd person masculine singular object pronoun جار ومجرور | |
| (28:12:3) l-marāḍiʿa the wet nurses | N – accusative feminine plural noun اسم منصوب | |
| (28:12:4) min before, | P – preposition حرف جر | |
| (28:12:5) qablu before, | N – genitive noun اسم مجرور | |
| (28:12:6) faqālat so she said, | REM – prefixed resumption particle V – 3rd person feminine singular perfect verb الفاء استئنافية فعل ماض | |
| (28:12:7) hal "Shall I | INTG – interrogative particle حرف استفهام | |
| (28:12:8) adullukum direct you | V – 1st person singular imperfect verb PRON – 2nd person masculine plural object pronoun فعل مضارع والكاف ضمير متصل في محل نصب مفعول به | |
| (28:12:9) ʿalā to | P – preposition حرف جر | |
| (28:12:10) ahli (the) people | N – genitive masculine noun اسم مجرور | |
| (28:12:11) baytin (of) a house | N – genitive masculine indefinite noun اسم مجرور | |
| (28:12:12) yakfulūnahu who will rear him | V – 3rd person masculine plural imperfect verb PRON – subject pronoun PRON – 3rd person masculine singular object pronoun فعل مضارع والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل والهاء ضمير متصل في محل نصب مفعول به | |
| (28:12:13) lakum for you | P – prefixed preposition lām PRON – 2nd person masculine plural personal pronoun جار ومجرور | |
| (28:12:14) wahum while they | CIRC – prefixed circumstantial particle PRON – 3rd person masculine plural personal pronoun الواو حالية ضمير منفصل | |
| (28:12:15) lahu to him | P – prefixed preposition lām PRON – 3rd person masculine singular personal pronoun جار ومجرور | |
| (28:12:16) nāṣiḥūna (will be) sincere?" |  | N – nominative masculine plural active participle اسم مرفوع |
