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Quran Maqasid

Surah An-Nur, verse 40

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او كظلمات في بحر لجي يغشاه موج من فوقه موج من فوقه سحاب ظلمات بعضها فوق بعض اذا اخرج يده لم يكد يراها ومن لم يجعل الله له نورا فما له من نور

Or (the Unbelievers’ state) Is like the depths of darkness In a vast deep ocean, Overwhelmed with billow Topped by billow, Topped by (dark) clouds: Depths of darkness, one Above another: if a man Stretches out his hand, He can hardly see it! For any to whom God Giveth not light, There is no light!

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  • Verse 40 of 64
  • Juz 18
  • Page 355

Word by word

  1. أَوْOraw
  2. كَظُلُمَـٰتٍۢ(is) like (the) darkness[es]kaẓulumātin
  3. فِىinfī
  4. بَحْرٍۢa seabaḥrin
  5. لُّجِّىٍّۢdeeplujjiyyin
  6. يَغْشَىٰهُcovers ityaghshāhu
  7. مَوْجٌۭa wavemawjun
  8. مِّنon itmin
  9. فَوْقِهِۦon itfawqihi
  10. مَوْجٌۭa wavemawjun
  11. مِّنon itmin
  12. فَوْقِهِۦon itfawqihi
  13. سَحَابٌۭ ۚa cloudsaḥābun
  14. ظُلُمَـٰتٌۢdarkness[es]ẓulumātun
  15. بَعْضُهَاsome of itbaʿḍuhā
  16. فَوْقَonfawqa
  17. بَعْضٍothersbaʿḍin
  18. إِذَآWhenidhā
  19. أَخْرَجَhe puts outakhraja
  20. يَدَهُۥhis handyadahu
  21. لَمْhardlylam
  22. يَكَدْhardlyyakad
  23. يَرَىٰهَا ۗhe (can) see ityarāhā
  24. وَمَنAnd (for) whomwaman
  25. لَّمْnotlam
  26. يَجْعَلِAllah (has) madeyajʿali
  27. ٱللَّهُAllah (has) madel-lahu
  28. لَهُۥfor himlahu
  29. نُورًۭاa lightnūran
  30. فَمَاthen notfamā
  31. لَهُۥfor himlahu
  32. مِن(is) anymin
  33. نُّورٍlightnūrin

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