وَأَرْسَلَ عَلَيْهِمْ طَيْرًا أَبَابِيلَ ٣
Sentence structure
وَ coordinates the Form IV perfect أَرْسَلَ. عَلَيْهِمْ is linked to it, طَيْرًا is its accusative object, and أَبَابِيلَ is an accusative adjective of طَيْرًا.
Ayah summary
Allah sent flocks of birds against them.
وَأَرْسَلَ — and He sent
Grammar: وَ coordinates a Form IV third-person masculine-singular perfect أَرْسَلَ; its subject is the hidden pronoun «هُوَ».
عَلَيْهِمْ — upon them
Grammar: Preposition عَلَى with attached masculine-plural genitive pronoun هِمْ, linked to أَرْسَلَ.
طَيْرًا — birds
Grammar: An indefinite accusative collective noun functioning as the object of أَرْسَلَ.
أَبَابِيلَ — in flocks
Grammar: An accusative adjective describing طَيْرًا.