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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 52

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Without diacritics

لا يحل لك النساء من بعد ولا ان تبدل بهن من ازواج ولو اعجبك حسنهن الا ما ملكت يمينك وكان الله على كل شيء رقيبا

It is not lawful for thee (To marry more) women After this, nor to change Them for (other) wives, Even though their beauty Attract thee, except any Thy right hand should Possess (as handmaidens): And God doth watch Over all things.

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  • Verse 52 of 73
  • Juz 22
  • Page 425

Word by word

  1. لَّا(It is) notlā
  2. يَحِلُّlawfulyaḥillu
  3. لَكَfor youlaka
  4. ٱلنِّسَآءُ(to marry) womenl-nisāu
  5. مِنۢafter (this)min
  6. بَعْدُafter (this)baʿdu
  7. وَلَآand notwalā
  8. أَنtoan
  9. تَبَدَّلَexchangetabaddala
  10. بِهِنَّthembihinna
  11. مِنْformin
  12. أَزْوَٰجٍۢ(other) wivesazwājin
  13. وَلَوْeven ifwalaw
  14. أَعْجَبَكَpleases youaʿjabaka
  15. حُسْنُهُنَّtheir beautyḥus'nuhunna
  16. إِلَّاexceptillā
  17. مَاwhommā
  18. مَلَكَتْyou rightfully possessmalakat
  19. يَمِينُكَ ۗyou rightfully possessyamīnuka
  20. وَكَانَAnd Allah iswakāna
  21. ٱللَّهُAnd Allah isl-lahu
  22. عَلَىٰoverʿalā
  23. كُلِّallkulli
  24. شَىْءٍۢthingsshayin
  25. رَّقِيبًۭاan Observerraqīban

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