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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Ahzab, verse 72

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Without diacritics

انا عرضنا الامانة على السماوات والارض والجبال فابين ان يحملنها واشفقن منها وحملها الانسان انه كان ظلوما جهولا

We did indeed offer The Trust to the Heavens And the Earth And the Mountains; But they refused To undertake it, Being afraid thereof: But man undertook it;— He was indeed unjust And foolish;—

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  • Verse 72 of 73
  • Juz 22
  • Page 427

Word by word

  1. إِنَّاIndeed, Weinnā
  2. عَرَضْنَا[We] offeredʿaraḍnā
  3. ٱلْأَمَانَةَthe Trustl-amānata
  4. عَلَىtoʿalā
  5. ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِthe heavensl-samāwāti
  6. وَٱلْأَرْضِand the earthwal-arḍi
  7. وَٱلْجِبَالِand the mountainswal-jibāli
  8. فَأَبَيْنَbut they refusedfa-abayna
  9. أَنtoan
  10. يَحْمِلْنَهَاbear ityaḥmil'nahā
  11. وَأَشْفَقْنَand they fearedwa-ashfaqna
  12. مِنْهَاfrom itmin'hā
  13. وَحَمَلَهَاbut bore itwaḥamalahā
  14. ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ ۖthe manl-insānu
  15. إِنَّهُۥIndeed, heinnahu
  16. كَانَwaskāna
  17. ظَلُومًۭاunjustẓalūman
  18. جَهُولًۭاignorantjahūlan

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