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Quran Maqasid

Surah An-Nahl, verse 126

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Without diacritics

وان عاقبتم فعاقبوا بمثل ما عوقبتم به ولئن صبرتم لهو خير للصابرين

And if ye do catch them out, Catch them out no worse Than they catch you out: But if ye show patience, That is indeed the best (course) For those who are patient.

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  • Verse 126 of 128
  • Juz 14
  • Page 281

Word by word

  1. وَإِنْAnd ifwa-in
  2. عَاقَبْتُمْyou retaliateʿāqabtum
  3. فَعَاقِبُوا۟then retaliatefaʿāqibū
  4. بِمِثْلِwith the likebimith'li
  5. مَاof whatmā
  6. عُوقِبْتُمyou were afflictedʿūqib'tum
  7. بِهِۦ ۖwith [it]bihi
  8. وَلَئِنBut ifwala-in
  9. صَبَرْتُمْyou are patientṣabartum
  10. لَهُوَsurely (it) islahuwa
  11. خَيْرٌۭbetterkhayrun
  12. لِّلصَّـٰبِرِينَfor those who are patientlilṣṣābirīna

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