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Chapter (28) sūrat l-qaṣaṣ (The Stories)
| Translation | Arabic word | Syntax and morphology |
| (28:23:1) walammā And when | CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) T – time adverb الواو عاطفة ظرف زمان | |
| (28:23:2) warada he came | V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb فعل ماض | |
| (28:23:3) māa (to the) water | N – accusative masculine noun اسم منصوب | |
| (28:23:4) madyana (of) Madyan, | PN – genitive proper noun → Madyan اسم علم مجرور بالفتحة بدلاً من الكسرة لأنه ممنوع من الصرف | |
| (28:23:5) wajada he found | V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb فعل ماض | |
| (28:23:6) ʿalayhi on it | P – preposition PRON – 3rd person masculine singular object pronoun جار ومجرور | |
| (28:23:7) ummatan a group | N – accusative feminine singular indefinite noun اسم منصوب | |
| (28:23:8) mina of | P – preposition حرف جر | |
| (28:23:9) l-nāsi men | N – genitive masculine plural noun اسم مجرور | |
| (28:23:10) yasqūna watering, | V – 3rd person masculine plural imperfect verb PRON – subject pronoun فعل مضارع والواو ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل | |
| (28:23:11) wawajada and he found | CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb الواو عاطفة فعل ماض | |
| (28:23:12) min besides them | P – preposition حرف جر | |
| (28:23:13) dūnihimu besides them | N – genitive noun PRON – 3rd person masculine plural possessive pronoun اسم مجرور و«هم» ضمير متصل في محل جر بالاضافة | |
| (28:23:14) im'ra-atayni two women | N – nominative feminine dual noun اسم مرفوع | |
| (28:23:15) tadhūdāni keeping back. | V – 2nd person dual imperfect verb PRON – subject pronoun فعل مضارع والألف ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل | |
| (28:23:16) qāla He said, | V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb فعل ماض | |
| (28:23:17) mā "What | REL – relative pronoun اسم موصول | |
| (28:23:18) khaṭbukumā (is the) matter with both of you?" | N – nominative masculine noun PRON – 2nd person masculine dual possessive pronoun اسم مرفوع والكاف ضمير متصل في محل جر بالاضافة | |
| (28:23:19) qālatā They said, | V – 3rd person feminine dual perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun فعل ماض والألف ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل | |
| (28:23:20) lā "We cannot water | NEG – negative particle حرف نفي | |
| (28:23:21) nasqī "We cannot water | V – 1st person plural imperfect verb فعل مضارع | |
| (28:23:22) ḥattā until | P – preposition حرف جر | |
| (28:23:23) yuṣ'dira take away | V – 3rd person masculine singular (form IV) imperfect verb, subjunctive mood فعل مضارع منصوب | |
| (28:23:24) l-riʿāu the shepherds; | N – nominative masculine (form III) verbal noun اسم مرفوع | |
| (28:23:25) wa-abūnā and our father | CONJ – prefixed conjunction wa (and) N – nominative masculine singular noun PRON – 1st person plural possessive pronoun الواو عاطفة اسم مرفوع و«نا» ضمير متصل في محل جر بالاضافة | |
| (28:23:26) shaykhun (is) a very old man." | ADJ – nominative masculine singular indefinite adjective صفة مرفوعة | |
| (28:23:27) kabīrun (is) a very old man." |  | ADJ – nominative masculine singular indefinite adjective صفة مرفوعة |
| (28:24:1) fasaqā So he watered | REM – prefixed resumption particle V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb الفاء استئنافية فعل ماض | |
| (28:24:2) lahumā for them. | P – prefixed preposition lām PRON – 3rd person dual personal pronoun جار ومجرور | |
| (28:24:3) thumma Then | CONJ – coordinating conjunction حرف عطف | |
| (28:24:4) tawallā he turned back | V – 3rd person masculine singular (form V) perfect verb فعل ماض | |
| (28:24:5) ilā to | P – preposition حرف جر | |
| (28:24:6) l-ẓili the shade | N – genitive masculine noun اسم مجرور | |
| (28:24:7) faqāla and said, | CONJ – prefixed conjunction fa (and) V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb الفاء عاطفة فعل ماض | |
| (28:24:8) rabbi "My Lord! | N – nominative masculine noun PRON – 1st person singular possessive pronoun اسم مرفوع والياء المحذوفة ضمير متصل في محل جر بالاضافة | |
| (28:24:9) innī Indeed, I am | ACC – accusative particle PRON – 1st person singular object pronoun حرف نصب والياء ضمير متصل في محل نصب اسم «ان» | |
| (28:24:10) limā of whatever | P – prefixed preposition lām REL – relative pronoun جار ومجرور | |
| (28:24:11) anzalta You send | V – 2nd person masculine singular (form IV) perfect verb PRON – subject pronoun فعل ماض والتاء ضمير متصل في محل رفع فاعل | |
| (28:24:12) ilayya to me | P – preposition PRON – 1st person singular object pronoun جار ومجرور | |
| (28:24:13) min of | P – preposition حرف جر | |
| (28:24:14) khayrin good | N – genitive masculine singular indefinite noun اسم مجرور | |
| (28:24:15) faqīrun (in) need." |  | ADJ – nominative masculine singular indefinite adjective صفة مرفوعة |
