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Quran Maqasid

Surah An-Nahl, verse 12

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وسخر لكم الليل والنهار والشمس والقمر والنجوم مسخرات بامره ان في ذلك لايات لقوم يعقلون

He has made subject to you The Night and the Day; The Sun and the Moon; And the Stars are in subjection By His Command: verily In this are Signs For men who are wise.

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  • Verse 12 of 128
  • Juz 14
  • Page 268

Word by word

  1. وَسَخَّرَAnd He has subjectedwasakhara
  2. لَكُمُfor youlakumu
  3. ٱلَّيْلَthe nightal-layla
  4. وَٱلنَّهَارَand the daywal-nahāra
  5. وَٱلشَّمْسَand the sunwal-shamsa
  6. وَٱلْقَمَرَ ۖand the moonwal-qamara
  7. وَٱلنُّجُومُand the starswal-nujūmu
  8. مُسَخَّرَٰتٌۢ(are) subjectedmusakharātun
  9. بِأَمْرِهِۦٓ ۗby His commandbi-amrihi
  10. إِنَّIndeedinna
  11. فِىinfī
  12. ذَٰلِكَthatdhālika
  13. لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢsurely (are) signslaāyātin
  14. لِّقَوْمٍۢfor a peopleliqawmin
  15. يَعْقِلُونَwho use reasonyaʿqilūna

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