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Here is the breakdown of these three expressions. Level 1 "Speak a good word." قُلْ قَوْلًا حَسَنًا Qul qawlan ḥasanā Word by word: قُلْ (qul) → speak / say قَوْلًا (qawlan) → a word / speech حَسَنًا (ḥasanā) → good / beautiful قَوْلًا is in the accusative because it's the object of the verb. حَسَنًا matches it in case. This is how adjectives follow nouns in Arabic. Level 2 "The believer is a mirror to his brother." المؤمن مرآة أخيه Al-mu'minu mir'ātu akhīh Word by word: المؤمن (al-mu'min) → the believer مرآة (mir'āh) → mirror أخيه (akhīh) → his brother No verb is needed here. Arabic nominal sentences state reality directly. The believer IS a mirror. No "is" required. Level 3 "I advise you to strive in your studies and not waste your time." أنصحك بأن تجتهد في دراستك وأن لا تضيع وقتك Anṣaḥuka bi-an tajtahida fī dirāsatika wa an lā tuḍī'a waqtak Word by word: أنصحك (anṣaḥuka) → I advise you بأن (bi-an) → that / to تجتهد (tajtahida) → you strive في (fī) → in دراستك (dirāsatika) → your study وأن (wa an) → and that لا (lā) → not تضيع (tuḍī'a) → you waste وقتك (waqtaka) → your time تجتهد comes from the root ج ه د meaning effort. The prefix تَ shows you are the one doing it. Click the link in profile to help you understand the Quran without translation 👆
