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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Anbya, verse 5

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بل قالوا اضغاث احلام بل افتراه بل هو شاعر فلياتنا باية كما ارسل الاولون

"Nay," they say, "(these are) Medleys of dreams!—Nay, He forged it!—Nay, He is (but) a poet! Let him then bring us A Sign like the ones That were sent to (Prophets) of old!"

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  • Verse 5 of 112
  • Juz 17
  • Page 322

Word by word

  1. بَلْNaybal
  2. قَالُوٓا۟they sayqālū
  3. أَضْغَـٰثُMuddledaḍghāthu
  4. أَحْلَـٰمٍۭdreamsaḥlāmin
  5. بَلِnaybali
  6. ٱفْتَرَىٰهُhe (has) invented itif'tarāhu
  7. بَلْnaybal
  8. هُوَhehuwa
  9. شَاعِرٌۭ(is) a poetshāʿirun
  10. فَلْيَأْتِنَاSo let him bring usfalyatinā
  11. بِـَٔايَةٍۢa signbiāyatin
  12. كَمَآlike whatkamā
  13. أُرْسِلَwas sentur'sila
  14. ٱلْأَوَّلُونَ(to) the formerl-awalūna

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