← Surah 38

38:23

إِنَّ هَـٰذَآ أَخِى لَهُۥ تِسْعٌ وَتِسْعُونَ نَعْجَةً وَلِىَ نَعْجَةٌ وَٰحِدَةٌ فَقَالَ أَكْفِلْنِيهَا وَعَزَّنِى فِى ٱلْخِطَابِ

Word by word

إِنَّ
Indeed
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
إِنَّPreposition — accusative
هَٰذَآ
this
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
هَٰPreposition — ATT، prefix
ذَآNoun — demonstrative، masc. sing.
أَخِى
(is) my brother
Noun
Root: أخو
Grammar (i'rab)
أَخِNoun — masc. sing.، nominative
ىNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.
لَهُۥ
he has
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
لَPreposition — preposition، prefix
هُۥNoun — pronoun، 3rd masc. sing.
تِسْعٌ
ninety-nine
Noun
Root: تسع
Grammar (i'rab)
تِسْعٌNoun — masculine، indefinite، nominative
وَتِسْعُونَ
ninety-nine
Noun
Root: تسع
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
تِسْعُونَNoun — masc. plur.، nominative
نَعْجَةً
ewe(s)
Noun
Root: نعج
Grammar (i'rab)
نَعْجَةًNoun — feminine، indefinite، accusative
وَلِىَ
while I have
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — circumstantial، prefix
لِPreposition — preposition، prefix
ىَNoun — pronoun، 1st sing.
نَعْجَةٌ
ewe
Noun
Root: نعج
Grammar (i'rab)
نَعْجَةٌNoun — feminine، indefinite، nominative
وَٰحِدَةٌ
one
Noun
Root: وحد
Grammar (i'rab)
وَٰحِدَةٌNoun — feminine، indefinite، nominative
فَقَالَ
so he said
Verb
Root: قول
Grammar (i'rab)
فَPreposition — resumption، prefix
قَالَVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
أَكْفِلْنِيهَا
Entrust her to me
Verb
Root: كفل
Grammar (i'rab)
أَكْفِلْVerb — imperative، 2nd masc. sing.
نِيNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.
هَاNoun — pronoun، suffix، 3rd fem. sing.
وَعَزَّنِى
and he overpowered me
Verb
Root: عزز
Grammar (i'rab)
وَPreposition — conjunction، prefix
عَزَّVerb — perfect، 3rd masc. sing.
نِىNoun — pronoun، suffix، 1st sing.
فِى
in
Preposition
Grammar (i'rab)
فِىPreposition — preposition
ٱلْخِطَابِ
[the] speech
Noun
Root: خطب
Grammar (i'rab)
ٱلْPreposition — definite، prefix
خِطَابِNoun — masculine، genitive

Translation

EN

"This man is my brother: He has nine and ninety ewes, and I have (but) one: Yet he says, 'commit her to my care,' and is (moreover) harsh to me in speech."

A. Yusuf Alipublic-domain

This is my brother. He had ninety-nine ewes and I just the one, and he said, “Let me take charge of her,” and overpowered me with his words.’

M.A.S. Abdel Haleemall-rights-reserved

Lo! this my brother hath ninety and nine ewes while I had one ewe; and he said: Entrust it to me, and he conquered me in speech.

M. Pickthallpublic-domain

Indeed this, my brother, has ninety-nine ewes, and I have one ewe; so he said, 'Entrust her to me,' and he overpowered me in speech."

Saheeh Internationalall-rights-reserved

TR

"Bu kardeşimin doksan dokuz dişi koyunu, benim de bir tek dişi koyunum vardır; O'nu da bana ver dedi ve tartışmada beni yendi."

Diyanet İşleriall-rights-reserved

Biri: "İşte bu benim kardeşim. Onun doksan dokuz dişi koyunu var, benim ise bir tek dişi koyunum var. Böyle iken: Onu da bana ver, dedi ve tartışmada beni yendi" diye anlattı.

Elmalılı Hamdi Yazırpublic-domain

(Davacılardan biri): “Şüphesiz ki bu benim kardeşimdir; onun doksan dokuz koyunu, benim ise tek bir koyunum var. (Durum) böyleyken ‘Onun (bakımını) bana ver!’ dedi ve hitapta bana üstün geldi (beni ikna etti).”

Mehmet Okuyanall-rights-reserved

AR

قال أحدهما: إن هذا أخي له تسع وتسعون من النعاج، وليس عندي إلا نعجة واحدة، فطمع فيها، وقال: أعطنيها، وغلبني بحجته.

Tafsir al-Muyassarfree-distribution

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