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Quran Maqasid

Surah Hud, verse 27

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فقال الملا الذين كفروا من قومه ما نراك الا بشرا مثلنا وما نراك اتبعك الا الذين هم اراذلنا بادي الراي وما نرى لكم علينا من فضل بل نظنكم كاذبين

But the Chiefs of the Unbelievers Among his People said: "We see (in) thee nothing But a man like ourselves: Nor do we see that any Follow thee but the meanest Among us, in judgment immature: Nor do we see in you (all) Any merit above us: In fact we think ye are liars!"

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  • Verse 27 of 123
  • Juz 12
  • Page 224

Word by word

  1. فَقَالَSo saidfaqāla
  2. ٱلْمَلَأُthe chiefsl-mala-u
  3. ٱلَّذِينَ(of) those whoalladhīna
  4. كَفَرُوا۟disbelievedkafarū
  5. مِنfrommin
  6. قَوْمِهِۦhis peopleqawmihi
  7. مَاNotmā
  8. نَرَىٰكَwe see younarāka
  9. إِلَّاbutillā
  10. بَشَرًۭاa manbasharan
  11. مِّثْلَنَاlike usmith'lanā
  12. وَمَاand notwamā
  13. نَرَىٰكَwe see younarāka
  14. ٱتَّبَعَكَfollowed [you]ittabaʿaka
  15. إِلَّاexceptillā
  16. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  17. هُمْ[they]hum
  18. أَرَاذِلُنَا(are) the lowest of usarādhilunā
  19. بَادِىَimmature in opinionbādiya
  20. ٱلرَّأْىِimmature in opinionl-rayi
  21. وَمَاAnd notwamā
  22. نَرَىٰwe seenarā
  23. لَكُمْin youlakum
  24. عَلَيْنَاover usʿalaynā
  25. مِنanymin
  26. فَضْلٍۭmeritfaḍlin
  27. بَلْnaybal
  28. نَظُنُّكُمْwe think younaẓunnukum
  29. كَـٰذِبِينَ(are) liarskādhibīna

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