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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Anbya, verse 3

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لاهية قلوبهم واسروا النجوى الذين ظلموا هل هذا الا بشر مثلكم افتاتون السحر وانتم تبصرون

Their hearts toying as with Trifles. The wrong-doers conceal Their private counsels, (saying), "Is this (one) more than A man like yourselves? Will ye go to witchcraft With your eyes open?"

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  • Verse 3 of 112
  • Juz 17
  • Page 322

Word by word

  1. لَاهِيَةًۭDistractedlāhiyatan
  2. قُلُوبُهُمْ ۗtheir heartsqulūbuhum
  3. وَأَسَرُّوا۟And they concealwa-asarrū
  4. ٱلنَّجْوَىthe private conversationl-najwā
  5. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  6. ظَلَمُوا۟[they] wrongedẓalamū
  7. هَلْIshal
  8. هَـٰذَآthishādhā
  9. إِلَّاexceptillā
  10. بَشَرٌۭa human beingbasharun
  11. مِّثْلُكُمْ ۖlike youmith'lukum
  12. أَفَتَأْتُونَSo would you approachafatatūna
  13. ٱلسِّحْرَthe magicl-siḥ'ra
  14. وَأَنتُمْwhile youwa-antum
  15. تُبْصِرُونَsee (it)tub'ṣirūna

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