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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Isra, verse 29

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Without diacritics

ولا تجعل يدك مغلولة الى عنقك ولا تبسطها كل البسط فتقعد ملوما محسورا

Make not thy hand tied (Like a niggard's) to thy neck, Nor stretch it forth To its utmost reach, So that thou become Blameworthy and destitute.

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  • Verse 29 of 111
  • Juz 15
  • Page 285

Word by word

  1. وَلَاAnd (do) notwalā
  2. تَجْعَلْmaketajʿal
  3. يَدَكَyour handyadaka
  4. مَغْلُولَةًchainedmaghlūlatan
  5. إِلَىٰtoilā
  6. عُنُقِكَyour neckʿunuqika
  7. وَلَاand notwalā
  8. تَبْسُطْهَاextend ittabsuṭ'hā
  9. كُلَّ(to its) utmostkulla
  10. ٱلْبَسْطِreachl-basṭi
  11. فَتَقْعُدَso that you sitfataqʿuda
  12. مَلُومًۭاblameworthymalūman
  13. مَّحْسُورًاinsolventmaḥsūran

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