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Quran Maqasid

Surah Ar-Ra'd, verse 17

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انزل من السماء ماء فسالت اودية بقدرها فاحتمل السيل زبدا رابيا ومما يوقدون عليه في النار ابتغاء حلية او متاع زبد مثله كذلك يضرب الله الحق والباطل فاما الزبد فيذهب جفاء واما ما ينفع الناس فيمكث في الارض كذلك يضرب الله الامثال

He sends down water From the skies, and the channels Flow, each according to its measure: But the torrent bears away The foam that mounts up To the surface. Even so, From that (ore) which they heat In the fire, to make ornaments Or utensils therewith, There is a scum likewise. Thus doth God (by parables) Show forth Truth and Vanity. For the scum disappears Like froth cast out; While that which is for the good Of mankind remains On the earth. Thus doth God Set forth parables.

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  • Verse 17 of 43
  • Juz 13
  • Page 251

Word by word

  1. أَنزَلَHe sends downanzala
  2. مِنَfrommina
  3. ٱلسَّمَآءِthe skyl-samāi
  4. مَآءًۭwatermāan
  5. فَسَالَتْand flowsfasālat
  6. أَوْدِيَةٌۢthe valleysawdiyatun
  7. بِقَدَرِهَاaccording to their measurebiqadarihā
  8. فَٱحْتَمَلَand carriesfa-iḥ'tamala
  9. ٱلسَّيْلُthe torrentl-saylu
  10. زَبَدًۭاa foamzabadan
  11. رَّابِيًۭا ۚrisingrābiyan
  12. وَمِمَّاAnd from whatwamimmā
  13. يُوقِدُونَthey heatyūqidūna
  14. عَلَيْهِ[on] itʿalayhi
  15. فِىinfī
  16. ٱلنَّارِthe firel-nāri
  17. ٱبْتِغَآءَin order to makeib'tighāa
  18. حِلْيَةٍornamentsḥil'yatin
  19. أَوْoraw
  20. مَتَـٰعٍۢutensilsmatāʿin
  21. زَبَدٌۭa foamzabadun
  22. مِّثْلُهُۥ ۚlike itmith'luhu
  23. كَذَٰلِكَThuskadhālika
  24. يَضْرِبُsets forthyaḍribu
  25. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  26. ٱلْحَقَّthe truthl-ḥaqa
  27. وَٱلْبَـٰطِلَ ۚand the falsehoodwal-bāṭila
  28. فَأَمَّاThen as forfa-ammā
  29. ٱلزَّبَدُthe foaml-zabadu
  30. فَيَذْهَبُit passes awayfayadhhabu
  31. جُفَآءًۭ ۖ(as) scumjufāan
  32. وَأَمَّاand as forwa-ammā
  33. مَاwhatmā
  34. يَنفَعُbenefitsyanfaʿu
  35. ٱلنَّاسَthe mankindl-nāsa
  36. فَيَمْكُثُremainsfayamkuthu
  37. فِىinfī
  38. ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚthe earthl-arḍi
  39. كَذَٰلِكَThuskadhālika
  40. يَضْرِبُAllah sets forthyaḍribu
  41. ٱللَّهُAllah sets forthl-lahu
  42. ٱلْأَمْثَالَthe examplesl-amthāla

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