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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-A'raf, verse 16

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قال فبما اغويتني لاقعدن لهم صراطك المستقيم

He said: "Because thou Hast thrown me out Of the Way, lo! I will Lie in wait for them On Thy Straight Way:

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  • Verse 16 of 206
  • Juz 8
  • Page 152

Word by word

  1. قَالَ(Shaitaan) saidqāla
  2. فَبِمَآBecausefabimā
  3. أَغْوَيْتَنِىYou have sent me astrayaghwaytanī
  4. لَأَقْعُدَنَّsurely I will sitla-aqʿudanna
  5. لَهُمْfor themlahum
  6. صِرَٰطَكَ(on) Your pathṣirāṭaka
  7. ٱلْمُسْتَقِيمَthe straightl-mus'taqīma

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