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Quran Maqasid

Surah An-Naml, verse 16

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وورث سليمان داوود وقال يا ايها الناس علمنا منطق الطير واوتينا من كل شيء ان هذا لهو الفضل المبين

And Solomon was David's heir. He said: "O ye people! We have been taught the speech" Of Birds, and on us Has been bestowed (a little) Of all things: this is Indeed Grace manifest (from God.)"

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  • Verse 16 of 93
  • Juz 19
  • Page 378

Word by word

  1. وَوَرِثَAnd inheritedwawaritha
  2. سُلَيْمَـٰنُSulaimansulaymānu
  3. دَاوُۥدَ ۖDawooddāwūda
  4. وَقَالَAnd he saidwaqāla
  5. يَـٰٓأَيُّهَاOyāayyuhā
  6. ٱلنَّاسُpeoplel-nāsu
  7. عُلِّمْنَاWe have been taughtʿullim'nā
  8. مَنطِقَ(the) languagemanṭiqa
  9. ٱلطَّيْرِ(of) the birdsl-ṭayri
  10. وَأُوتِينَاand we have been givenwaūtīnā
  11. مِنfrommin
  12. كُلِّeverykulli
  13. شَىْءٍ ۖthingshayin
  14. إِنَّIndeedinna
  15. هَـٰذَاthishādhā
  16. لَهُوَsurely, itlahuwa
  17. ٱلْفَضْلُ(is) the favorl-faḍlu
  18. ٱلْمُبِينُevidentl-mubīnu

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