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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Anbya, verse 42

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قل من يكلؤكم بالليل والنهار من الرحمن بل هم عن ذكر ربهم معرضون

Say, "Who can keep You safe by night and by day From (the Wrath of) (God) Most Gracious?" Yet they Turn away from the mention Of their Lord.

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  • Verse 42 of 112
  • Juz 17
  • Page 325

Word by word

  1. قُلْSayqul
  2. مَنWhoman
  3. يَكْلَؤُكُم(can) protect youyakla-ukum
  4. بِٱلَّيْلِin the nightbi-al-layli
  5. وَٱلنَّهَارِand the daywal-nahāri
  6. مِنَfrommina
  7. ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ۗthe Most Graciousl-raḥmāni
  8. بَلْYetbal
  9. هُمْtheyhum
  10. عَنfromʿan
  11. ذِكْرِ(the) remembrancedhik'ri
  12. رَبِّهِم(of) their Lordrabbihim
  13. مُّعْرِضُونَturn awaymuʿ'riḍūna

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