ArabicMeaning
يَكْذِبُونَنِيthey lie to me
يَخُونُونَنِيthey betray my trust
يَعْصُونَنِيthey disobey me
أَشْتُمُهُمْI insult them
أَضْرِبُهُمْI strike them
In the first three verbs, the plural ending indicates “they,” while the ending -nī refers to “me.” In ashtumuhum and aḍribuhum, the opening a- identifies “I,” and -hum refers to “them.”
This small grammatical distinction makes the account clearer: the man first reports what others did and then acknowledges his own actions.
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Justice, Accountability, and Moderation in Worship (Accounts 37–38)
ArabicMeaning
يَكْذِبُونَنِيthey lie to me
يَخُونُونَنِيthey betray my trust
يَعْصُونَنِيthey disobey me
أَشْتُمُهُمْI insult them
أَضْرِبُهُمْI strike them
In the first three verbs, the plural ending indicates “they,” while the ending -nī refers to “me.” In ashtumuhum and aḍribuhum, the opening a- identifies “I,” and -hum refers to “them.”
This small grammatical distinction makes the account clearer: the man first reports what others did and then acknowledges his own actions.