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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Ma'idah, verse 42

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سماعون للكذب اكالون للسحت فان جاءوك فاحكم بينهم او اعرض عنهم وان تعرض عنهم فلن يضروك شيئا وان حكمت فاحكم بينهم بالقسط ان الله يحب المقسطين

(They are fond of) listening To falsehood, of devouring Anything forbidden. If they do come to thee, Either judge between them, Or decline to interfere. If thou decline, they cannot Hurt thee in the least. If thou judge, judge In equity between them. For God loveth those Who judge in equity.

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  • Verse 42 of 120
  • Juz 6
  • Page 115

Word by word

  1. سَمَّـٰعُونَListenerssammāʿūna
  2. لِلْكَذِبِto [the] falsehoodlil'kadhibi
  3. أَكَّـٰلُونَdevourersakkālūna
  4. لِلسُّحْتِ ۚof the forbiddenlilssuḥ'ti
  5. فَإِنSo iffa-in
  6. جَآءُوكَthey come to youjāūka
  7. فَٱحْكُمthen judgefa-uḥ'kum
  8. بَيْنَهُمْbetween thembaynahum
  9. أَوْoraw
  10. أَعْرِضْturn awayaʿriḍ
  11. عَنْهُمْ ۖfrom themʿanhum
  12. وَإِنAnd ifwa-in
  13. تُعْرِضْyou turn awaytuʿ'riḍ
  14. عَنْهُمْfrom themʿanhum
  15. فَلَنthen neverfalan
  16. يَضُرُّوكَwill they harm youyaḍurrūka
  17. شَيْـًۭٔا ۖ(in) anythingshayan
  18. وَإِنْAnd ifwa-in
  19. حَكَمْتَyou judgeḥakamta
  20. فَٱحْكُمthen judgefa-uḥ'kum
  21. بَيْنَهُمbetween thembaynahum
  22. بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۚwith [the] justicebil-qis'ṭi
  23. إِنَّIndeedinna
  24. ٱللَّهَAllahl-laha
  25. يُحِبُّlovesyuḥibbu
  26. ٱلْمُقْسِطِينَthe ones who are justl-muq'siṭīna

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