LessonsFurther Forms of Ibdāl: Definiteness, Agreement, Iltifāt and Word OrderQuiz

“Wa-qīlihi yā rabb”
“And his saying, ‘My Lord!’” (al-Zukhruf 43:88, excerpt)

“Qīl” is a verbal noun related to saying, while “yā rabb” is the utterance that follows. The expression can be explained as the act of saying “My Lord.” The link between the verbal noun and the reported address is the key to its sense.

An explanatory paraphrase is not a complete grammatical parsing. The construction has recitational and syntactic discussions that cannot be resolved simply by choosing an English or Urdu translation. Within its context, the address is the Prophet’s appeal concerning the refusal of his people.

The interpretive lesson is to distinguish a verbal noun from the spoken content it introduces.

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“Wa-qīlihi yā rabb”: an expression of speaking

Further Forms of Ibdāl: Definiteness, Agreement, Iltifāt and Word Order

“Wa-qīlihi yā rabb”
“And his saying, ‘My Lord!’” (al-Zukhruf 43:88, excerpt)

“Qīl” is a verbal noun related to saying, while “yā rabb” is the utterance that follows. The expression can be explained as the act of saying “My Lord.” The link between the verbal noun and the reported address is the key to its sense.

An explanatory paraphrase is not a complete grammatical parsing. The construction has recitational and syntactic discussions that cannot be resolved simply by choosing an English or Urdu translation. Within its context, the address is the Prophet’s appeal concerning the refusal of his people.

The interpretive lesson is to distinguish a verbal noun from the spoken content it introduces.