Surah Al-Anbya, ayah 82
وَمِنَ ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينِ مَن يَغُوصُونَ لَهُۥ وَيَعْمَلُونَ عَمَلًا دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ ۖ وَكُنَّا لَهُمْ حَـٰفِظِينَ
And of the devils [i.e., jinn] were those who dived for him and did work other than that. And We were of them a guardian.
Al-Anbya · 21:82
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- وَمِنَwaminaAnd of
- ٱلشَّيَـٰطِينِl-shayāṭīnithe devils
- مَنman(were some) who
- يَغُوصُونَyaghūṣūnawould dive
- لَهُۥlahufor him
- وَيَعْمَلُونَwayaʿmalūnaand would do
- عَمَلًۭاʿamalanwork
- دُونَdūnaother than
- ذَٰلِكَ ۖdhālikathat
- وَكُنَّاwakunnāAnd We were
- لَهُمْlahumof them
- حَـٰفِظِينَḥāfiẓīnaGuardians
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