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Quran Maqasid

Surah Ibrahim, verse 17

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يتجرعه ولا يكاد يسيغه وياتيه الموت من كل مكان وما هو بميت ومن ورائه عذاب غليظ

In gulps will he sip it, But never will he be near Swallowing it down his throat: Death will come to him From every quarter, yet Will he not die: and In front of him will be A chastisement unrelenting.

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  • Verse 17 of 52
  • Juz 13
  • Page 257

Word by word

  1. يَتَجَرَّعُهُۥHe will sip ityatajarraʿuhu
  2. وَلَاbut notwalā
  3. يَكَادُhe will be nearyakādu
  4. يُسِيغُهُۥ(to) swallowing ityusīghuhu
  5. وَيَأْتِيهِAnd will come to himwayatīhi
  6. ٱلْمَوْتُthe deathl-mawtu
  7. مِنfrommin
  8. كُلِّeverykulli
  9. مَكَانٍۢsidemakānin
  10. وَمَاbut notwamā
  11. هُوَhehuwa
  12. بِمَيِّتٍۢ ۖwill diebimayyitin
  13. وَمِنAnd ahead of himwamin
  14. وَرَآئِهِۦAnd ahead of himwarāihi
  15. عَذَابٌ(is) a punishmentʿadhābun
  16. غَلِيظٌۭharshghalīẓun

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