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Quran Maqasid

Surah Az-Zukhruf, verse 17

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Without diacritics

واذا بشر احدهم بما ضرب للرحمن مثلا ظل وجهه مسودا وهو كظيم

When news is brought To one of them of (the birth Of) what he sets up As a likeness to (God) Most Gracious, his face Darkens, and he is filled With inward grief!

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  • Verse 17 of 89
  • Juz 25
  • Page 490

Word by word

  1. وَإِذَاAnd whenwa-idhā
  2. بُشِّرَis given good newsbushira
  3. أَحَدُهُم(to) one of themaḥaduhum
  4. بِمَاof whatbimā
  5. ضَرَبَhe sets upḍaraba
  6. لِلرَّحْمَـٰنِfor the Most Graciouslilrraḥmāni
  7. مَثَلًۭا(as) a likenessmathalan
  8. ظَلَّbecomesẓalla
  9. وَجْهُهُۥhis facewajhuhu
  10. مُسْوَدًّۭاdarkmus'waddan
  11. وَهُوَand hewahuwa
  12. كَظِيمٌ(is) filled with griefkaẓīmun

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