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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Qamar, verse 31

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Without diacritics

انا ارسلنا عليهم صيحة واحدة فكانوا كهشيم المحتظر

For We sent against them A single Mighty Blast, And they became Like the dry stubble used By one who pens cattle.

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  • Verse 31 of 55
  • Juz 27
  • Page 530

Word by word

  1. إِنَّآIndeed, Weinnā
  2. أَرْسَلْنَا[We] sentarsalnā
  3. عَلَيْهِمْupon themʿalayhim
  4. صَيْحَةًۭthunderous blastṣayḥatan
  5. وَٰحِدَةًۭsinglewāḥidatan
  6. فَكَانُوا۟and they becamefakānū
  7. كَهَشِيمِlike dry twig fragmentskahashīmi
  8. ٱلْمُحْتَظِرِ(used by) a fence builderl-muḥ'taẓiri

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