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Quran Maqasid

Surah Yusuf, verse 42

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وقال للذي ظن انه ناج منهما اذكرني عند ربك فانساه الشيطان ذكر ربه فلبث في السجن بضع سنين

And of the two, To that one whom he considered About to be saved, he said: "Mention me to thy lord." But Satan made him forget To mention him to his lord: And (Joseph) lingered in prison A few (more) years.

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  • Verse 42 of 111
  • Juz 12
  • Page 240

Word by word

  1. وَقَالَAnd he saidwaqāla
  2. لِلَّذِىto the one whomlilladhī
  3. ظَنَّhe thoughtẓanna
  4. أَنَّهُۥthat heannahu
  5. نَاجٍۢ(would be) savednājin
  6. مِّنْهُمَاof both of themmin'humā
  7. ٱذْكُرْنِىMention meudh'kur'nī
  8. عِندَtoʿinda
  9. رَبِّكَyour masterrabbika
  10. فَأَنسَىٰهُBut made him forgetfa-ansāhu
  11. ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُthe Shaitaanl-shayṭānu
  12. ذِكْرَ(the) mentiondhik'ra
  13. رَبِّهِۦ(to) his masterrabbihi
  14. فَلَبِثَso he remainedfalabitha
  15. فِىinfī
  16. ٱلسِّجْنِthe prisonl-sij'ni
  17. بِضْعَseveralbiḍ'ʿa
  18. سِنِينَyearssinīna

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