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Quran Maqasid

Surah Saba, verse 16

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فاعرضوا فارسلنا عليهم سيل العرم وبدلناهم بجنتيهم جنتين ذواتي اكل خمط واثل وشيء من سدر قليل

But they turned away (From God), and We sent Against them the flood (Released) from the Dams, And We converted their two Garden (rows) into "gardens" Producing bitter fruit, And tamarisks, and some few (Stunted) Lote-trees.

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  • Verse 16 of 54
  • Juz 22
  • Page 430

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  1. فَأَعْرَضُوا۟But they turned awayfa-aʿraḍū
  2. فَأَرْسَلْنَاso We sentfa-arsalnā
  3. عَلَيْهِمْupon themʿalayhim
  4. سَيْلَ(the) floodsayla
  5. ٱلْعَرِمِ(of) the daml-ʿarimi
  6. وَبَدَّلْنَـٰهُمand We changed for themwabaddalnāhum
  7. بِجَنَّتَيْهِمْtheir two gardensbijannatayhim
  8. جَنَّتَيْنِ(with) two gardensjannatayni
  9. ذَوَاتَىْproducing fruitdhawātay
  10. أُكُلٍproducing fruitukulin
  11. خَمْطٍۢbitterkhamṭin
  12. وَأَثْلٍۢand tamariskswa-athlin
  13. وَشَىْءٍۢand (some)thingwashayin
  14. مِّنofmin
  15. سِدْرٍۢlote treessid'rin
  16. قَلِيلٍۢfewqalīlin

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