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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Anbya, verse 40

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بل تاتيهم بغتة فتبهتهم فلا يستطيعون ردها ولا هم ينظرون

Nay, it may come to them All of a sudden and confound Them: no power will they Have then to avert it, Nor will they (then) Get respite.

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  • Verse 40 of 112
  • Juz 17
  • Page 325

Word by word

  1. بَلْNaybal
  2. تَأْتِيهِمit will come to themtatīhim
  3. بَغْتَةًۭunexpectedlybaghtatan
  4. فَتَبْهَتُهُمْand bewilder themfatabhatuhum
  5. فَلَاthen notfalā
  6. يَسْتَطِيعُونَthey will be ableyastaṭīʿūna
  7. رَدَّهَاto repel itraddahā
  8. وَلَاand notwalā
  9. هُمْtheyhum
  10. يُنظَرُونَwill be given respiteyunẓarūna

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