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Quran Maqasid

Surah At-Tawbah, verse 85

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Without diacritics

ولا تعجبك اموالهم واولادهم انما يريد الله ان يعذبهم بها في الدنيا وتزهق انفسهم وهم كافرون

Nor let their wealth Nor their (following in) sons Dazzle thee: God's Plan Is to punish them With these things in this world, And that their souls may perish In their (very) denial of God.

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  • Verse 85 of 129
  • Juz 10
  • Page 200

Word by word

  1. وَلَاAnd (let) notwalā
  2. تُعْجِبْكَimpress youtuʿ'jib'ka
  3. أَمْوَٰلُهُمْtheir wealthamwāluhum
  4. وَأَوْلَـٰدُهُمْ ۚand their childrenwa-awlāduhum
  5. إِنَّمَاOnlyinnamā
  6. يُرِيدُAllah intendsyurīdu
  7. ٱللَّهُAllah intendsl-lahu
  8. أَنtoan
  9. يُعَذِّبَهُمpunish themyuʿadhibahum
  10. بِهَاwith itbihā
  11. فِىinfī
  12. ٱلدُّنْيَاthe worldl-dun'yā
  13. وَتَزْهَقَand will departwatazhaqa
  14. أَنفُسُهُمْtheir soulsanfusuhum
  15. وَهُمْwhile theywahum
  16. كَـٰفِرُونَ(are) disbelieverskāfirūna

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