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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Qasas, verse 9

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وقالت امرات فرعون قرت عين لي ولك لا تقتلوه عسى ان ينفعنا او نتخذه ولدا وهم لا يشعرون

The wife of Pharaoh said: "(Here is) a joy of the eye,' For me and for thee: Slay him not. It may be That he will be of use To us, or we may adopt Him as a son." And they Perceived not (what they Were doing)!

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  • Verse 9 of 88
  • Juz 20
  • Page 386

Word by word

  1. وَقَالَتِAnd saidwaqālati
  2. ٱمْرَأَتُ(the) wifeim'ra-atu
  3. فِرْعَوْنَ(of) Firaunfir'ʿawna
  4. قُرَّتُA comfortqurratu
  5. عَيْنٍۢ(of the) eyeʿaynin
  6. لِّىfor melī
  7. وَلَكَ ۖand for youwalaka
  8. لَا(Do) notlā
  9. تَقْتُلُوهُkill himtaqtulūhu
  10. عَسَىٰٓperhapsʿasā
  11. أَن(that)an
  12. يَنفَعَنَآhe may benefit usyanfaʿanā
  13. أَوْoraw
  14. نَتَّخِذَهُۥwe may take himnattakhidhahu
  15. وَلَدًۭا(as) a sonwaladan
  16. وَهُمْAnd theywahum
  17. لَا(did) notlā
  18. يَشْعُرُونَperceiveyashʿurūna

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