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Quran Maqasid

Surah Ali 'Imran, verse 167

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وليعلم الذين نافقوا وقيل لهم تعالوا قاتلوا في سبيل الله او ادفعوا قالوا لو نعلم قتالا لاتبعناكم هم للكفر يومئذ اقرب منهم للايمان يقولون بافواههم ما ليس في قلوبهم والله اعلم بما يكتمون

And the Hypocrites also. These were told: "Come, Fight in the way of God, Or (at least) drive (The foe from Your city)." They said: "Had we known How to fight, we should Certainly have followed you." They were that day Nearer to Unbelief Than to Faith, Saying with their lips What was not in their hearts. But God hath full knowledge Of all they conceal.

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  • Verse 167 of 200
  • Juz 4
  • Page 72

Word by word

  1. وَلِيَعْلَمَAnd that He (might) make evidentwaliyaʿlama
  2. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  3. نَافَقُوا۟ ۚ(are) hypocritesnāfaqū
  4. وَقِيلَAnd it was saidwaqīla
  5. لَهُمْto themlahum
  6. تَعَالَوْا۟Cometaʿālaw
  7. قَـٰتِلُوا۟fightqātilū
  8. فِىinfī
  9. سَبِيلِ(the) waysabīli
  10. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  11. أَوِorawi
  12. ٱدْفَعُوا۟ ۖdefendid'faʿū
  13. قَالُوا۟They saidqālū
  14. لَوْIflaw
  15. نَعْلَمُwe knewnaʿlamu
  16. قِتَالًۭاfightingqitālan
  17. لَّٱتَّبَعْنَـٰكُمْ ۗcertainly we (would have) followed youla-ittabaʿnākum
  18. هُمْThey hum
  19. لِلْكُفْرِto disbelieflil'kuf'ri
  20. يَوْمَئِذٍthat dayyawma-idhin
  21. أَقْرَبُ(were) neareraqrabu
  22. مِنْهُمْthan [them]min'hum
  23. لِلْإِيمَـٰنِ ۚto the faithlil'īmāni
  24. يَقُولُونَsayingyaqūlūna
  25. بِأَفْوَٰهِهِمwith their mouthsbi-afwāhihim
  26. مَّاwhatmā
  27. لَيْسَwas notlaysa
  28. فِىinfī
  29. قُلُوبِهِمْ ۗtheir heartsqulūbihim
  30. وَٱللَّهُAnd Allahwal-lahu
  31. أَعْلَمُ(is) Most Knowingaʿlamu
  32. بِمَاof whatbimā
  33. يَكْتُمُونَthey concealyaktumūna

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