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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Baqarah, verse 249

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فلما فصل طالوت بالجنود قال ان الله مبتليكم بنهر فمن شرب منه فليس مني ومن لم يطعمه فانه مني الا من اغترف غرفة بيده فشربوا منه الا قليلا منهم فلما جاوزه هو والذين امنوا معه قالوا لا طاقة لنا اليوم بجالوت وجنوده قال الذين يظنون انهم ملاقو الله كم من فئة قليلة غلبت فئة كثيرة باذن الله والله مع الصابرين

When Talūt set forth With the armies, he said: "God will test you At the stream: if any Drinks of its water, He goes not with my army: Only those who taste not Of it go with me: A mere sip out of the hand Is excused." But they all Drank of it, except a few. When they crossed the river,— He and the faithful ones with him, They said: "This day We cannot cope With Goliath and his forces." But those who were convinced That they must meet God, Said: "How oft, by God's will, Hath a small force Vanquished a big one? God is with those Who steadfastly persevere."

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  • Verse 249 of 286
  • Juz 2
  • Page 41

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  1. فَلَمَّاThen whenfalammā
  2. فَصَلَset outfaṣala
  3. طَالُوتُTalutṭālūtu
  4. بِٱلْجُنُودِwith the forcesbil-junūdi
  5. قَالَhe saidqāla
  6. إِنَّIndeedinna
  7. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  8. مُبْتَلِيكُمwill test youmub'talīkum
  9. بِنَهَرٍۢwith a riverbinaharin
  10. فَمَنSo whoeverfaman
  11. شَرِبَdrinksshariba
  12. مِنْهُfrom itmin'hu
  13. فَلَيْسَthen he is notfalaysa
  14. مِنِّىfrom meminnī
  15. وَمَنand whoeverwaman
  16. لَّمْ(does) notlam
  17. يَطْعَمْهُtaste ityaṭʿamhu
  18. فَإِنَّهُۥthen indeed, hefa-innahu
  19. مِنِّىٓ(is) from meminnī
  20. إِلَّاexceptillā
  21. مَنِwhoevermani
  22. ٱغْتَرَفَtakesigh'tarafa
  23. غُرْفَةًۢ(in the) hollowghur'fatan
  24. بِيَدِهِۦ ۚ(of) his handbiyadihi
  25. فَشَرِبُوا۟Then they drankfasharibū
  26. مِنْهُfrom itmin'hu
  27. إِلَّاexceptillā
  28. قَلِيلًۭاa fewqalīlan
  29. مِّنْهُمْ ۚof themmin'hum
  30. فَلَمَّاThen whenfalammā
  31. جَاوَزَهُۥhe crossed itjāwazahu
  32. هُوَhehuwa
  33. وَٱلَّذِينَand those whowa-alladhīna
  34. ءَامَنُوا۟believedāmanū
  35. مَعَهُۥwith himmaʿahu
  36. قَالُوا۟they saidqālū
  37. لَاNolā
  38. طَاقَةَstrengthṭāqata
  39. لَنَاfor uslanā
  40. ٱلْيَوْمَtodayl-yawma
  41. بِجَالُوتَagainst Jalutbijālūta
  42. وَجُنُودِهِۦ ۚand his troopswajunūdihi
  43. قَالَSaidqāla
  44. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  45. يَظُنُّونَwere certainyaẓunnūna
  46. أَنَّهُمthat theyannahum
  47. مُّلَـٰقُوا۟(would) meetmulāqū
  48. ٱللَّهِAllahl-lahi
  49. كَمHow manykam
  50. مِّنofmin
  51. فِئَةٍۢa companyfi-atin
  52. قَلِيلَةٍsmallqalīlatin
  53. غَلَبَتْovercameghalabat
  54. فِئَةًۭa companyfi-atan
  55. كَثِيرَةًۢlargekathīratan
  56. بِإِذْنِby (the) permissionbi-idh'ni
  57. ٱللَّهِ ۗ(of) Allahl-lahi
  58. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  59. مَعَ(is) withmaʿa
  60. ٱلصَّـٰبِرِينَthe patient onesl-ṣābirīna

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