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Quran Maqasid

Surah An-Naml, verse 21

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لاعذبنه عذابا شديدا او لاذبحنه او لياتيني بسلطان مبين

"I will certainly punish him With a severe penalty, Or execute him, unless he Bring me a clear reason (For absence)."

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  • Verse 21 of 93
  • Juz 19
  • Page 378

Word by word

  1. لَأُعَذِّبَنَّهُۥI will surely punish himla-uʿadhibannahu
  2. عَذَابًۭا(with) a punishmentʿadhāban
  3. شَدِيدًاsevereshadīdan
  4. أَوْoraw
  5. لَأَا۟ذْبَحَنَّهُۥٓI will surely slaughter himlaādh'baḥannahu
  6. أَوْunlessaw
  7. لَيَأْتِيَنِّىhe brings melayatiyannī
  8. بِسُلْطَـٰنٍۢa reasonbisul'ṭānin
  9. مُّبِينٍۢclearmubīnin

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