faqāla
And he said
CONJ – prefixed conjunction fa (and) + V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb
Root Link: ق و ل
innī
Indeed I
ACC – accusative particle innī + PRON – 1st person singular object pronoun Ya
Root Link: ا ن ن
aḥbabtu
[I] preferred
V – 1st person singular (form IV) perfect verb + PRON – subject pronoun tu
Root Link: ح ب ب
l-khayri
(of) the good
DET – determiner prefix al + ADJ – genitive masculine singular adjective
Root Link: خ ى ر
rabbī
(of) my Lord
N – nominative masculine noun + PRON – 1st person singular object pronoun Ya
Root Link: ر ب ب
bil-ḥijābi
in the veil
P – prefixed preposition bi + DET – determiner prefix al + N – genitive masculine noun
Root Link: ح ج ب