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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Jinn, verse 8

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Without diacritics

وانا لمسنا السماء فوجدناها ملئت حرسا شديدا وشهبا

'And we pried into The secrets of heaven; But we found it filled With stern guards And flaming fires.

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  • Verse 8 of 28
  • Juz 29
  • Page 572

Word by word

  1. وَأَنَّاAnd that wewa-annā
  2. لَمَسْنَاsought to touchlamasnā
  3. ٱلسَّمَآءَthe heavenl-samāa
  4. فَوَجَدْنَـٰهَاbut we found itfawajadnāhā
  5. مُلِئَتْfilled (with)muli-at
  6. حَرَسًۭاguardsḥarasan
  7. شَدِيدًۭاsevereshadīdan
  8. وَشُهُبًۭاand flaming fireswashuhuban

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