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Quran Maqasid

Surah An-Naml, verse 80

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Without diacritics

انك لا تسمع الموتى ولا تسمع الصم الدعاء اذا ولوا مدبرين

Truly thou canst not cause The Dead to listen, nor Canst thou cause the Deaf To hear the call, (Especially) when they Turn back in retreat.

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  • Verse 80 of 93
  • Juz 20
  • Page 384

Word by word

  1. إِنَّكَIndeed, youinnaka
  2. لَا(can) notlā
  3. تُسْمِعُcause to heartus'miʿu
  4. ٱلْمَوْتَىٰthe deadl-mawtā
  5. وَلَاand notwalā
  6. تُسْمِعُcan you cause to heartus'miʿu
  7. ٱلصُّمَّthe deafl-ṣuma
  8. ٱلدُّعَآءَthe calll-duʿāa
  9. إِذَاwhenidhā
  10. وَلَّوْا۟they turn backwallaw
  11. مُدْبِرِينَretreatingmud'birīna

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