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Quran Maqasid

Surah Yusuf, verse 19

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وجاءت سيارة فارسلوا واردهم فادلى دلوه قال يا بشرى هذا غلام واسروه بضاعة والله عليم بما يعملون

Then there came a caravan Of travellers: they sent Their water-carrier (for water), And he let down his bucket (Into the well)… He said: "Ah there! Good news! Here is a (fine) young man!" So they concealed him As a treasure! But God Knoweth well all that they do!

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  • Verse 19 of 111
  • Juz 12
  • Page 237

Word by word

  1. وَجَآءَتْAnd there camewajāat
  2. سَيَّارَةٌۭa caravansayyāratun
  3. فَأَرْسَلُوا۟and they sentfa-arsalū
  4. وَارِدَهُمْtheir water drawerwāridahum
  5. فَأَدْلَىٰthen he let downfa-adlā
  6. دَلْوَهُۥ ۖhis bucketdalwahu
  7. قَالَHe saidqāla
  8. يَـٰبُشْرَىٰO good newsyābush'rā
  9. هَـٰذَاThishādhā
  10. غُلَـٰمٌۭ ۚ(is) a boyghulāmun
  11. وَأَسَرُّوهُAnd they hid himwa-asarrūhu
  12. بِضَـٰعَةًۭ ۚ(as) a merchandisebiḍāʿatan
  13. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  14. عَلِيمٌۢ(is) All-Knowerʿalīmun
  15. بِمَاof whatbimā
  16. يَعْمَلُونَthey doyaʿmalūna

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