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Quran Maqasid

Surah An-Nisa, verse 155

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فبما نقضهم ميثاقهم وكفرهم بايات الله وقتلهم الانبياء بغير حق وقولهم قلوبنا غلف بل طبع الله عليها بكفرهم فلا يؤمنون الا قليلا

(They have incurred divine Displeasure): in that they Broke their Covenant; That they rejected the Signs Of God; that they slew The Messengers in defiance Of right; that they said, "Our hearts are the wrappings (Which preserve God's Word; We need no more)";—nay, God hath set the seal on their hearts For their blasphemy, And little is it they believe;—

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  • Verse 155 of 176
  • Juz 6
  • Page 103

Word by word

  1. فَبِمَاThen because offabimā
  2. نَقْضِهِمtheir breakingnaqḍihim
  3. مِّيثَـٰقَهُمْ(of) their covenantmīthāqahum
  4. وَكُفْرِهِمand their disbeliefwakuf'rihim
  5. بِـَٔايَـٰتِin (the) Signsbiāyāti
  6. ٱللَّهِ(of) Allahl-lahi
  7. وَقَتْلِهِمُand their killingwaqatlihimu
  8. ٱلْأَنۢبِيَآءَ(of) the Prophetsl-anbiyāa
  9. بِغَيْرِwithoutbighayri
  10. حَقٍّۢany rightḥaqqin
  11. وَقَوْلِهِمْand their sayingwaqawlihim
  12. قُلُوبُنَاOur heartsqulūbunā
  13. غُلْفٌۢ ۚ(are) wrappedghul'fun
  14. بَلْNaybal
  15. طَبَعَ(has) set a sealṭabaʿa
  16. ٱللَّهُAllahl-lahu
  17. عَلَيْهَاon their (hearts)ʿalayhā
  18. بِكُفْرِهِمْfor their disbeliefbikuf'rihim
  19. فَلَاso notfalā
  20. يُؤْمِنُونَthey believeyu'minūna
  21. إِلَّاexceptillā
  22. قَلِيلًۭاa fewqalīlan

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