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Quran Maqasid

Surah An-Nahl, verse 59

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يتوارى من القوم من سوء ما بشر به ايمسكه على هون ام يدسه في التراب الا ساء ما يحكمون

With shame does he hide Himself from his people, Because of the bad news He has had! Shall he retain it On (sufferance and) contempt, Or bury it in the dust? Ah! what an evil (choice) They decide on?

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  • Verse 59 of 128
  • Juz 14
  • Page 273

Word by word

  1. يَتَوَٰرَىٰHe hides himselfyatawārā
  2. مِنَfrommina
  3. ٱلْقَوْمِthe peoplel-qawmi
  4. مِن(because) ofmin
  5. سُوٓءِthe evilsūi
  6. مَاof whatmā
  7. بُشِّرَhe has been given good newsbushira
  8. بِهِۦٓ ۚaboutbihi
  9. أَيُمْسِكُهُۥShould he keep itayum'sikuhu
  10. عَلَىٰinʿalā
  11. هُونٍhumiliationhūnin
  12. أَمْoram
  13. يَدُسُّهُۥbury ityadussuhu
  14. فِىinfī
  15. ٱلتُّرَابِ ۗthe dustl-turābi
  16. أَلَاUnquestionablyalā
  17. سَآءَevilsāa
  18. مَا(is) whatmā
  19. يَحْكُمُونَthey decideyaḥkumūna

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