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Quran Maqasid

Surah At-Tawbah, verse 55

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Without diacritics

فلا تعجبك اموالهم ولا اولادهم انما يريد الله ليعذبهم بها في الحياة الدنيا وتزهق انفسهم وهم كافرون

Let not their wealth Nor their (following in) sons Dazzle thee: in reality God's Plan is to punish them With these things in this life, And that their souls may perish In their (very) denial of God.

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  • Verse 55 of 129
  • Juz 10
  • Page 196

Word by word

  1. فَلَاSo (let) notfalā
  2. تُعْجِبْكَimpress youtuʿ'jib'ka
  3. أَمْوَٰلُهُمْtheir wealthamwāluhum
  4. وَلَآand notwalā
  5. أَوْلَـٰدُهُمْ ۚtheir childrenawlāduhum
  6. إِنَّمَاOnlyinnamā
  7. يُرِيدُAllah intendsyurīdu
  8. ٱللَّهُAllah intendsl-lahu
  9. لِيُعَذِّبَهُمto punish themliyuʿadhibahum
  10. بِهَاwith itbihā
  11. فِىinfī
  12. ٱلْحَيَوٰةِthe lifel-ḥayati
  13. ٱلدُّنْيَا(of) the worldl-dun'yā
  14. وَتَزْهَقَand should departwatazhaqa
  15. أَنفُسُهُمْtheir soulsanfusuhum
  16. وَهُمْwhile theywahum
  17. كَـٰفِرُونَ(are) disbelieverskāfirūna

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