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Quran Maqasid

Surah At-Tawbah, verse 121

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Without diacritics

ولا ينفقون نفقة صغيرة ولا كبيرة ولا يقطعون واديا الا كتب لهم ليجزيهم الله احسن ما كانوا يعملون

Nor could they spend anything (For the Cause)—small or great— Nor cut across a valley, But the deed is inscribed To their credit; that God May requite their deed With the best (possible reward).

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  • Verse 121 of 129
  • Juz 11
  • Page 206

Word by word

  1. وَلَاAnd notwalā
  2. يُنفِقُونَthey spendyunfiqūna
  3. نَفَقَةًۭany spendingnafaqatan
  4. صَغِيرَةًۭsmallṣaghīratan
  5. وَلَاand notwalā
  6. كَبِيرَةًۭbigkabīratan
  7. وَلَاand notwalā
  8. يَقْطَعُونَthey crossyaqṭaʿūna
  9. وَادِيًاa valleywādiyan
  10. إِلَّاbutillā
  11. كُتِبَis recordedkutiba
  12. لَهُمْfor themlahum
  13. لِيَجْزِيَهُمُthat Allah may reward themliyajziyahumu
  14. ٱللَّهُthat Allah may reward theml-lahu
  15. أَحْسَنَthe bestaḥsana
  16. مَا(of) whatmā
  17. كَانُوا۟they used (to)kānū
  18. يَعْمَلُونَdoyaʿmalūna

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