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Quran Maqasid

Surah Nuh, verse 7

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واني كلما دعوتهم لتغفر لهم جعلوا اصابعهم في اذانهم واستغشوا ثيابهم واصروا واستكبروا استكبارا

"And every time I have Called to them, that Thou Mightest forgive them, They have (only) thrust Their fingers into their ears, Covered themselves up with Their garments, grown obstinate, And given themselves up To arrogance.

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  • Verse 7 of 28
  • Juz 29
  • Page 570

Word by word

  1. وَإِنِّىAnd indeed, Iwa-innī
  2. كُلَّمَاevery timekullamā
  3. دَعَوْتُهُمْI invited themdaʿawtuhum
  4. لِتَغْفِرَthat You may forgivelitaghfira
  5. لَهُمْthemlahum
  6. جَعَلُوٓا۟they putjaʿalū
  7. أَصَـٰبِعَهُمْtheir fingersaṣābiʿahum
  8. فِىٓinfī
  9. ءَاذَانِهِمْtheir earsādhānihim
  10. وَٱسْتَغْشَوْا۟and covered themselveswa-is'taghshaw
  11. ثِيَابَهُمْ(with) their garmentsthiyābahum
  12. وَأَصَرُّوا۟and persistedwa-aṣarrū
  13. وَٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟and were arrogantwa-is'takbarū
  14. ٱسْتِكْبَارًۭا(with) prideis'tik'bāran

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