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بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
Sentence structure
بَلْ shifts to the new statement. تُؤْثِرُونَ is a second-person masculine-plural indicative imperfect: attached و is the subject and final ن marks the indicative. ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ is the object and ٱلدُّنْيَا its adjective.

Ayah summary
Yet you prefer the life of this world.

بَلْ — Nay
Grammar: A transition particle shifting from the preceding statement to what follows; it has no case governance.

تُؤْثِرُونَ — You prefer
Grammar: A second-person masculine-plural Form IV indicative imperfect. Attached و is the subject and final ن marks the indicative in one of the five verbs.

ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ — the life
Grammar: ٱل is the definite article; حَيَوٰةَ is a feminine-singular accusative object of تُؤْثِرُونَ.

ٱلدُّنْيَا — (of) the world
Grammar: ٱل is the definite article; دُّنْيَا is a feminine-singular accusative adjective of ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ, with an estimated fatḥah.

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Surah Al-A‘la · Ayah 16

Surah Al-A‘la — Part 2

بَلْ تُؤْثِرُونَ ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
Sentence structure
بَلْ shifts to the new statement. تُؤْثِرُونَ is a second-person masculine-plural indicative imperfect: attached و is the subject and final ن marks the indicative. ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ is the object and ٱلدُّنْيَا its adjective.

Ayah summary
Yet you prefer the life of this world.

بَلْ — Nay
Grammar: A transition particle shifting from the preceding statement to what follows; it has no case governance.

تُؤْثِرُونَ — You prefer
Grammar: A second-person masculine-plural Form IV indicative imperfect. Attached و is the subject and final ن marks the indicative in one of the five verbs.

ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ — the life
Grammar: ٱل is the definite article; حَيَوٰةَ is a feminine-singular accusative object of تُؤْثِرُونَ.

ٱلدُّنْيَا — (of) the world
Grammar: ٱل is the definite article; دُّنْيَا is a feminine-singular accusative adjective of ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ, with an estimated fatḥah.