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Quran Maqasid

Surah Al-Jinn, verse 9

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وانا كنا نقعد منها مقاعد للسمع فمن يستمع الان يجد له شهابا رصدا

'We used, indeed, to sit there In (hidden) stations, to (steal) A hearing; but any Who listens now Will find a flaming fire Watching him in ambush.

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  • Verse 9 of 28
  • Juz 29
  • Page 572

Word by word

  1. وَأَنَّاAnd that wewa-annā
  2. كُنَّاused tokunnā
  3. نَقْعُدُsitnaqʿudu
  4. مِنْهَاthere inmin'hā
  5. مَقَـٰعِدَpositionsmaqāʿida
  6. لِلسَّمْعِ ۖfor hearinglilssamʿi
  7. فَمَنbut (he) whofaman
  8. يَسْتَمِعِlistensyastamiʿi
  9. ٱلْـَٔانَnowl-āna
  10. يَجِدْwill findyajid
  11. لَهُۥfor himlahu
  12. شِهَابًۭاa flaming fireshihāban
  13. رَّصَدًۭاwaitingraṣadan

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