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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-An'am, verse 28

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بل بدا لهم ما كانوا يخفون من قبل ولو ردوا لعادوا لما نهوا عنه وانهم لكاذبون

Yea, in their own (eyes) Will become manifest What before they concealed. But if they were returned, They would certainly relapse To the things they were forbidden, For they are indeed liars.

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  • Verse 28 of 165
  • Juz 7
  • Page 131

Word by word

  1. بَلْNaybal
  2. بَدَاbecame manifestbadā
  3. لَهُمfor themlahum
  4. مَّاwhatmā
  5. كَانُوا۟they used tokānū
  6. يُخْفُونَconcealyukh'fūna
  7. مِنfrommin
  8. قَبْلُ ۖbeforeqablu
  9. وَلَوْAnd ifwalaw
  10. رُدُّوا۟they were sent backruddū
  11. لَعَادُوا۟certainly they (would) returnlaʿādū
  12. لِمَاto whatlimā
  13. نُهُوا۟they were forbiddennuhū
  14. عَنْهُfrom itʿanhu
  15. وَإِنَّهُمْand indeed theywa-innahum
  16. لَكَـٰذِبُونَcertainly are liarslakādhibūna

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