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Az-Zukhruf 18

Ayah 18 of 89 · Meccan

أَوَمَن يُنَشَّؤُاْ فِي ٱلۡحِلۡيَةِ وَهُوَ فِي ٱلۡخِصَامِ غَيۡرُ مُبِينٖ ١٨

So is one brought up in ornaments while being during conflict unevident1 [attributed to Allāh]?

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Not "obvious" or "distinct" in an argument. Or not "seen," i.e., absent from battles. The reference is to a daughter.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. أَوَمَنThen (is one) whoawaman
  2. يُنَشَّؤُاْis brought upyunasha-u
  3. فِيinfī
  4. ٱلۡحِلۡيَةِornamentsl-ḥil'yati
  5. وَهُوَand hewahuwa
  6. فِيinfī
  7. ٱلۡخِصَامِthe disputel-khiṣāmi
  8. غَيۡرُ(is) notghayru
  9. مُبِينٖclearmubīnin

Tafsir

Do they attribute to their Lord the one who is brought up in adornment and is unclear in speech when arguing due to its femininity?

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