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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-An'am, verse 9

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Without diacritics

ولو جعلناه ملكا لجعلناه رجلا وللبسنا عليهم ما يلبسون

If We had made it An angel, We should Have sent him as a man, And We should certainly Have caused them confusion In a matter which they have Already covered with confusion.

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  • Verse 9 of 165
  • Juz 7
  • Page 129

Word by word

  1. وَلَوْAnd ifwalaw
  2. جَعَلْنَـٰهُWe had made himjaʿalnāhu
  3. مَلَكًۭاan Angelmalakan
  4. لَّجَعَلْنَـٰهُcertainly We (would) have made himlajaʿalnāhu
  5. رَجُلًۭاa manrajulan
  6. وَلَلَبَسْنَاand certainly We (would) have obscuredwalalabasnā
  7. عَلَيْهِمto themʿalayhim
  8. مَّاwhatmā
  9. يَلْبِسُونَthey are obscuringyalbisūna

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