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Quran Maqasid

Surah Luqman, verse 16

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Without diacritics

يا بني انها ان تك مثقال حبة من خردل فتكن في صخرة او في السماوات او في الارض يات بها الله ان الله لطيف خبير

"O my son!" (said Luqmān), "If there be (but) the weight Of a mustard-seed and It were (hidden) in a rock,' Or (anywhere) in the heavens or On earth, God will bring it Forth: for God understands' The finest mysteries, (and) Is well-acquainted (with them).

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  • Verse 16 of 34
  • Juz 21
  • Page 412

Word by word

  1. يَـٰبُنَىَّO my sonyābunayya
  2. إِنَّهَآIndeed itinnahā
  3. إِنifin
  4. تَكُit betaku
  5. مِثْقَالَ(the) weightmith'qāla
  6. حَبَّةٍۢ(of) a grainḥabbatin
  7. مِّنْofmin
  8. خَرْدَلٍۢa mustard seedkhardalin
  9. فَتَكُنand it befatakun
  10. فِىinfī
  11. صَخْرَةٍa rockṣakhratin
  12. أَوْoraw
  13. فِىinfī
  14. ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِthe heavensl-samāwāti
  15. أَوْoraw
  16. فِىinfī
  17. ٱلْأَرْضِthe earthl-arḍi
  18. يَأْتِAllah will bring it forthyati
  19. بِهَاAllah will bring it forthbihā
  20. ٱللَّهُ ۚAllah will bring it forthl-lahu
  21. إِنَّIndeedinna
  22. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  23. لَطِيفٌ(is) All-Subtlelaṭīfun
  24. خَبِيرٌۭAll-Awarekhabīrun

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