Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

When he said to his father and his people: “What do you serve?

اِذْ قَالَ لِاَب۪يهِ وَقَوْمِه۪ مَاذَا تَعْبُدُونَۚ
Ith qala li-abeehi waqawmihi mathataAAbudoon
#wordmeaningroot
1idhWhen
2qālahe saidقول
3li-abīhito his fatherابو
4waqawmihiand his peopleقوم
5mādhāWhat is it
6taʿbudūnayou worshipعبد
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