What is the grammatical parsing of the statement of Allah the Exalted: “Wretched is the substitute for the wrongdoers...”?
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The student: The parsing of [Al-Kahf 18:50], O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes, “bi’sa” is a past tense verb built on the fathah, “lil-zhalimin” is a preposition and its object in the genitive case attached to it, and “badlan” is a noun of specification.
The student: And the subject?
The Shaykh : The subject is hidden, meaning: “bi’sa” is the substitute for the wrongdoers, “badlan.”
The student: Is it specified?
The Shaykh : For example, the Fire or something similar to it.
The student : Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes.
Wretched it is for the wrongdoers as an exchange.
بِئْسَ لِلظَّالِمِينَ بَدَلاًThe Shaykh : Yes, “bi’sa” is a past tense verb built on the fathah, “lil-zhalimin” is a preposition and its object in the genitive case attached to it, and “badlan” is a noun of specification.
The student: And the subject?
The Shaykh : The subject is hidden, meaning: “bi’sa” is the substitute for the wrongdoers, “badlan.”
The student: Is it specified?
The Shaykh : For example, the Fire or something similar to it.
The student : Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Yes.