The Bee
16. An-Naḥl
النحل
Page #279
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وَلَقَدْ
نَعْلَمُ
أَنَّهُمْ
يَقُولُونَ
إِنَّمَا
يُعَلِّمُهُ
بَشَرٌ
لِّسَانُ
الَّذِي
يُلْحِدُونَ
إِلَيْهِ
أَعْجَمِيٌّ
وَهَذَا
لِسَانٌ
عَرَبِيٌّ
مُّبِينٌ
wa-la-qad naʿlamu ʾannahum yaqūlūna ʾinnamā yuʿallimuhū basharun lisānu lladhī yulḥidūna ʾilayhi ʾaʿjamiyyun wa-hādhā lisānun ʿarabiyyun mubīnun
We certainly know that they say, ‘It is only a human that instructs him.’ The language of him to whom they refer is non-Arabic, while this is a clear Arabic language.
— Ali Quli Qarai
We know indeed that they say, "It is a man that teaches him." The tongue of him they wickedly point to is notably foreign, while this is Arabic, pure and clear.
