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Quran 98:1Al-Bayyina, verse 1

M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation

Those who disbelieve among the People of the Book and the idolaters were not about to change their ways until they were sent clear evidence,

لَمْ يَكُنِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ وَالْمُشْرِكِينَ مُنْفَكِّينَ حَتَّىٰ تَأْتِيَهُمُ الْبَيِّنَةُ

lam yakuni alladhīna kafarū min ahli l-kitābi wal-mush'rikīna munfakkīna ḥattā tatiyahumu l-bayinatu

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Word-by-word analysis of Al-Bayyina verse 1
#WordMeaningRoot
1لَمْlamNot
2يَكُنِyakuniwereكون
3ٱلَّذِينَalladhīnathose who
4كَفَرُوا۟kafarūdisbelievedكفر
5مِنْminfrom
6أَهْلِahli(the) Peopleأهل
7ٱلْكِتَـٰبِl-kitābiof the Bookكتب
8وَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَwal-mush'rikīnaand the polytheistsشرك
9مُنفَكِّينَmunfakkīnato be abandonedفكك
10حَتَّىٰḥattāuntil
11تَأْتِيَهُمُtatiyahumu(there) comes to themأتي
12ٱلْبَيِّنَةُl-bayinatuthe clear evidenceبين