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Quran Maqasid

Surah Luqman, verse 7

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Without diacritics

واذا تتلى عليه اياتنا ولى مستكبرا كان لم يسمعها كان في اذنيه وقرا فبشره بعذاب اليم

When Our Signs are rehearsed To such a one, he turns Away in arrogance, as if He heard them not, as if There were deafness in both His ears: announce to him A grievous Penalty.

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  • Verse 7 of 34
  • Juz 21
  • Page 411

Word by word

  1. وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhā
  2. تُتْلَىٰare recitedtut'lā
  3. عَلَيْهِto himʿalayhi
  4. ءَايَـٰتُنَاOur Versesāyātunā
  5. وَلَّىٰhe turns awaywallā
  6. مُسْتَكْبِرًۭاarrogantlymus'takbiran
  7. كَأَنas ifka-an
  8. لَّمْnotlam
  9. يَسْمَعْهَاhe (had) heard themyasmaʿhā
  10. كَأَنَّas ifka-anna
  11. فِىٓinfī
  12. أُذُنَيْهِhis earsudhunayhi
  13. وَقْرًۭا ۖ(is) deafnesswaqran
  14. فَبَشِّرْهُSo give him tidingsfabashir'hu
  15. بِعَذَابٍof a punishmentbiʿadhābin
  16. أَلِيمٍpainfulalīmin

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