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Quran Maqasid

Surah Saba, verse 13

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Without diacritics

يعملون له ما يشاء من محاريب وتماثيل وجفان كالجواب وقدور راسيات اعملوا ال داوود شكرا وقليل من عبادي الشكور

They worked for him As he desired, (making) Arches, Images, Basons As large as Reservoirs, And (cooking) Cauldrons fixed (In their places): "Work ye, Sons of David, with thanks! But few of My servants Are grateful!"

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  • Verse 13 of 54
  • Juz 22
  • Page 429

Word by word

  1. يَعْمَلُونَThey workedyaʿmalūna
  2. لَهُۥfor himlahu
  3. مَاwhatmā
  4. يَشَآءُhe willedyashāu
  5. مِنofmin
  6. مَّحَـٰرِيبَelevated chambersmaḥārība
  7. وَتَمَـٰثِيلَand statueswatamāthīla
  8. وَجِفَانٍۢand bowlswajifānin
  9. كَٱلْجَوَابِlike reservoirskal-jawābi
  10. وَقُدُورٍۢand cooking-potswaqudūrin
  11. رَّاسِيَـٰتٍ ۚfixedrāsiyātin
  12. ٱعْمَلُوٓا۟Workiʿ'malū
  13. ءَالَO familyāla
  14. دَاوُۥدَ(of) Dawooddāwūda
  15. شُكْرًۭا ۚ(in) gratitudeshuk'ran
  16. وَقَلِيلٌۭBut fewwaqalīlun
  17. مِّنْofmin
  18. عِبَادِىَMy slavesʿibādiya
  19. ٱلشَّكُورُ(are) gratefull-shakūru

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