faqāla
But said
REM – prefixed resumption particle fa + V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb
Root Link: ق و ل
kafarū
disbelieved
V – 3rd person masculine plural perfect verb + PRON – subject pronoun waw
Root Link: ك ف ر
qawmihi
his people
N – genitive masculine noun + PRON – 3rd person masculine singular possessive pronoun ha
Root Link: ق و م
mith'lukum
like you
N – nominative masculine noun + PRON – 2nd person masculine plural possessive pronoun kum
Root Link: م ث ل
yatafaḍḍala
assert (his) superiority
V – 3rd person masculine singular (form V) imperfect verb, subjunctive mood
Root Link: ف ض ل
ʿalaykum
over you
P – preposition + PRON – 2nd person masculine plural possessive pronoun kum
Root Link: ع ل ى
la-anzala
surely He (would have) sent down
EMPH – emphatic prefix lām + V – 3rd person masculine singular (form IV) perfect verb
Root Link: ن ز ل
samiʿ'nā
we heard
V – 1st person plural perfect verb + PRON – 1st person plural object pronoun nā
Root Link: س م ع
bihādhā
of this
P – prefixed preposition bi + DEM – masculine singular demonstrative pronoun
Root Link: ه ا ذ
ābāinā
our forefathers
N – genitive masculine plural noun + PRON – 1st person plural object pronoun nā
Root Link: ا ب و
l-awalīna
(of) the former (people)
DET – determiner prefix al + ADJ – genitive masculine plural adjective
Root Link: ا و ل