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Quran Maqasid

Surah An-Najm, verse 17

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ما زاغ البصر وما طغى

(His) sight never swerved, Nor did it go wrong!

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  • Verse 17 of 62
  • Juz 27
  • Page 526

Word by word

  1. مَاNotmā
  2. زَاغَswervedzāgha
  3. ٱلْبَصَرُthe sightl-baṣaru
  4. وَمَاand notwamā
  5. طَغَىٰit transgressedṭaghā

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