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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Qasas, verse 23

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ولما ورد ماء مدين وجد عليه امة من الناس يسقون ووجد من دونهم امراتين تذودان قال ما خطبكما قالتا لا نسقي حتى يصدر الرعاء وابونا شيخ كبير

And when he arrived at The watering (place) in Madyan; He found there a group Of men watering (their flocks), And besides them he found Two women who were keeping Back (their flocks). He said: "What is the matter with you?" They said: "We cannot water (Our flocks) until the shepherds Take back (their flocks): And our father is A very old man."

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  • Verse 23 of 88
  • Juz 20
  • Page 388

Word by word

  1. وَلَمَّاAnd whenwalammā
  2. وَرَدَhe camewarada
  3. مَآءَ(to the) watermāa
  4. مَدْيَنَ(of) Madyanmadyana
  5. وَجَدَhe foundwajada
  6. عَلَيْهِon itʿalayhi
  7. أُمَّةًۭa groupummatan
  8. مِّنَofmina
  9. ٱلنَّاسِmenl-nāsi
  10. يَسْقُونَwateringyasqūna
  11. وَوَجَدَand he foundwawajada
  12. مِنbesides themmin
  13. دُونِهِمُbesides themdūnihimu
  14. ٱمْرَأَتَيْنِtwo womenim'ra-atayni
  15. تَذُودَانِ ۖkeeping backtadhūdāni
  16. قَالَHe saidqāla
  17. مَاWhatmā
  18. خَطْبُكُمَا ۖ(is the) matter with both of youkhaṭbukumā
  19. قَالَتَاThey saidqālatā
  20. لَاWe cannot waterlā
  21. نَسْقِىWe cannot waternasqī
  22. حَتَّىٰuntilḥattā
  23. يُصْدِرَtake awayyuṣ'dira
  24. ٱلرِّعَآءُ ۖthe shepherdsl-riʿāu
  25. وَأَبُونَاand our fatherwa-abūnā
  26. شَيْخٌۭ(is) a very old manshaykhun
  27. كَبِيرٌۭ(is) a very old mankabīrun

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