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Quran Maqasid

Surah Sad, verse 26

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يا داوود انا جعلناك خليفة في الارض فاحكم بين الناس بالحق ولا تتبع الهوى فيضلك عن سبيل الله ان الذين يضلون عن سبيل الله لهم عذاب شديد بما نسوا يوم الحساب

O David! We did indeed Make thee a vicegerent On earth: so judge thou Between men in truth (and justice): Nor follow thou the lusts (Of thy heart), for they will Mislead thee from the Path Of God: for those who Wander astray from the Path Of God, is a Penalty Grievous, For that they forget The Day of Account.

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  • Verse 26 of 88
  • Juz 23
  • Page 454

Word by word

  1. يَـٰدَاوُۥدُO Dawoodyādāwūdu
  2. إِنَّاIndeed, Weinnā
  3. جَعَلْنَـٰكَ[We] have made youjaʿalnāka
  4. خَلِيفَةًۭa vicegerentkhalīfatan
  5. فِىinfī
  6. ٱلْأَرْضِthe earthl-arḍi
  7. فَٱحْكُمso judgefa-uḥ'kum
  8. بَيْنَbetweenbayna
  9. ٱلنَّاسِ[the] menl-nāsi
  10. بِٱلْحَقِّin truthbil-ḥaqi
  11. وَلَاand (do) notwalā
  12. تَتَّبِعِfollowtattabiʿi
  13. ٱلْهَوَىٰthe desirel-hawā
  14. فَيُضِلَّكَfor it will lead you astrayfayuḍillaka
  15. عَنfromʿan
  16. سَبِيلِ(the) waysabīli
  17. ٱللَّهِ ۚ(of) Allahl-lahi
  18. إِنَّIndeedinna
  19. ٱلَّذِينَthose whoalladhīna
  20. يَضِلُّونَgo astrayyaḍillūna
  21. عَنfromʿan
  22. سَبِيلِ(the) waysabīli
  23. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  24. لَهُمْfor themlahum
  25. عَذَابٌۭ(is) a punishmentʿadhābun
  26. شَدِيدٌۢsevereshadīdun
  27. بِمَاbecausebimā
  28. نَسُوا۟they forgotnasū
  29. يَوْمَ(the) Dayyawma
  30. ٱلْحِسَابِ(of) Accountl-ḥisābi

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