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Quran Maqasid

Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 143

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Without diacritics

ولقد كنتم تمنون الموت من قبل ان تلقوه فقد رايتموه وانتم تنظرون

Ye did indeed Wish for Death Before ye met him: Now ye have seen him With your own eyes, (And ye flinch!)

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  • Verse 143 of 200
  • Juz 4
  • Page 68

Word by word

  1. وَلَقَدْAnd certainlywalaqad
  2. كُنتُمْyou used tokuntum
  3. تَمَنَّوْنَwishtamannawna
  4. ٱلْمَوْتَ(for) deathl-mawta
  5. مِنfrommin
  6. قَبْلِbeforeqabli
  7. أَن[that]an
  8. تَلْقَوْهُyou met ittalqawhu
  9. فَقَدْthen indeedfaqad
  10. رَأَيْتُمُوهُyou have seen itra-aytumūhu
  11. وَأَنتُمْwhile you (were)wa-antum
  12. تَنظُرُونَlooking ontanẓurūna

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