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Quran Maqasid

Surah Taha, verse 66

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قال بل القوا فاذا حبالهم وعصيهم يخيل اليه من سحرهم انها تسعى

He said, "Nay, throw ye First!" Then behold Their ropes and their rods— So it seemed to him On account of their magic— Began to be in lively motion!

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  • Verse 66 of 135
  • Juz 16
  • Page 316

Word by word

  1. قَالَHe saidqāla
  2. بَلْNaybal
  3. أَلْقُوا۟ ۖyou throwalqū
  4. فَإِذَاThen beholdfa-idhā
  5. حِبَالُهُمْTheir ropesḥibāluhum
  6. وَعِصِيُّهُمْand their staffswaʿiṣiyyuhum
  7. يُخَيَّلُseemedyukhayyalu
  8. إِلَيْهِto himilayhi
  9. مِنbymin
  10. سِحْرِهِمْtheir magicsiḥ'rihim
  11. أَنَّهَاthat theyannahā
  12. تَسْعَىٰ(were) movingtasʿā

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