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Surah Hud, Ayah 79 (11:79)

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قَالُوا۟ لَقَدْ عَلِمْتَ مَا لَنَا فِى بَنَاتِكَ مِنْ حَقٍّ وَإِنَّكَ لَتَعْلَمُ مَا نُرِيدُ

Quran 11:79 is ayah 79 of Surah Hud (“Hud”), a Meccan surah of 123 ayahs. It is in Juz 12, on page 230 of the Madani Mushaf.

11:79
قَالُوا۟لَقَدْعَلِمْتَمَالَنَافِىبَنَاتِكَمِنْحَقٍّوَإِنَّكَلَتَعْلَمُمَانُرِيدُ٧٩
qālū laqad ʿalim'ta mā lanā fī banātika min ḥaqqin wa-innaka lataʿlamu mā nurīdu

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."(79)

Word by word

  1. قَالُوا۟qālūThey said
  2. لَقَدْlaqadVerily
  3. عَلِمْتَʿalim'tayou know
  4. مَاmā(that) not
  5. لَنَاlanāwe have
  6. فِىfīconcerning
  7. بَنَاتِكَbanātikayour daughters
  8. مِنْminany
  9. حَقٍّḥaqqinright
  10. وَإِنَّكَwa-innakaAnd indeed, you
  11. لَتَعْلَمُlataʿlamusurely know
  12. مَاmāwhat
  13. نُرِيدُnurīduwe want

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