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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Kahf, verse 46

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المال والبنون زينة الحياة الدنيا والباقيات الصالحات خير عند ربك ثوابا وخير املا

Wealth and sons are allurements Of the life of this world: But the things that endure, Good Deeds, are best In the sight of thy Lord, As rewards, and best As (the foundation for) hopes.

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  • Verse 46 of 110
  • Juz 15
  • Page 299

Word by word

  1. ٱلْمَالُThe wealthal-mālu
  2. وَٱلْبَنُونَand childrenwal-banūna
  3. زِينَةُ(are) adornmentzīnatu
  4. ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ(of) the lifel-ḥayati
  5. ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ(of) the worldl-dun'yā
  6. وَٱلْبَـٰقِيَـٰتُBut the enduringwal-bāqiyātu
  7. ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتُgood deedsl-ṣāliḥātu
  8. خَيْرٌ(are) betterkhayrun
  9. عِندَnearʿinda
  10. رَبِّكَyour Lordrabbika
  11. ثَوَابًۭا(for) rewardthawāban
  12. وَخَيْرٌand betterwakhayrun
  13. أَمَلًۭا(for) hopeamalan

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