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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Hijr, verse 18

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Without diacritics

الا من استرق السمع فاتبعه شهاب مبين

But any that gains a hearing By stealth, is pursued By a flaming fire, bright (to see).

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  • Verse 18 of 99
  • Juz 14
  • Page 263

Word by word

  1. إِلَّاExceptillā
  2. مَنِ(one) whomani
  3. ٱسْتَرَقَstealsis'taraqa
  4. ٱلسَّمْعَthe hearingl-samʿa
  5. فَأَتْبَعَهُۥthen follows himfa-atbaʿahu
  6. شِهَابٌۭa burning flameshihābun
  7. مُّبِينٌۭclearmubīnun

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