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Hud 79

Ayah 79 of 123 · Meccan

قَالُواْ لَقَدۡ عَلِمۡتَ مَا لَنَا فِي بَنَاتِكَ مِنۡ حَقّٖ وَإِنَّكَ لَتَعۡلَمُ مَا نُرِيدُ ٧٩

They said, "You have already known that we have not concerning your daughters [i.e., women] any claim [i.e., desire], and indeed, you know what we want."

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. قَالُواْThey saidqālū
  2. لَقَدۡVerilylaqad
  3. عَلِمۡتَyou knowʿalim'ta
  4. مَا(that) notmā
  5. لَنَاwe havelanā
  6. فِيconcerningfī
  7. بَنَاتِكَyour daughtersbanātika
  8. مِنۡanymin
  9. حَقّٖrightḥaqqin
  10. وَإِنَّكَAnd indeed, youwa-innaka
  11. لَتَعۡلَمُsurely knowlataʿlamu
  12. مَاwhatmā
  13. نُرِيدُwe wantnurīdu

Tafsir

His people said to him that he knew that they had no need of the women among his people, and no desire, and he knew very well what they wanted, as they only desired men.

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