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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 16

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قل لن ينفعكم الفرار ان فررتم من الموت او القتل واذا لا تمتعون الا قليلا

Say: "Running away will not Profit you if ye are Running away from death Or slaughter; and even if (Ye do escape), no more Than a brief (respite) Will ye be allowed to enjoy!"

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  • Verse 16 of 73
  • Juz 21
  • Page 420

Word by word

  1. قُلSayqul
  2. لَّنNeverlan
  3. يَنفَعَكُمُwill benefit youyanfaʿakumu
  4. ٱلْفِرَارُthe fleeingl-firāru
  5. إِنifin
  6. فَرَرْتُمyou fleefarartum
  7. مِّنَfrommina
  8. ٱلْمَوْتِdeathl-mawti
  9. أَوِorawi
  10. ٱلْقَتْلِkillingl-qatli
  11. وَإِذًۭاand thenwa-idhan
  12. لَّاnotlā
  13. تُمَتَّعُونَyou will be allowed to enjoytumattaʿūna
  14. إِلَّاexceptillā
  15. قَلِيلًۭاa littleqalīlan

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