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Surah Ali 'Imran, ayah 157

وَلَئِن قُتِلْتُمْ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أَوْ مُتُّمْ لَمَغْفِرَةٌ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَرَحْمَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِّمَّا يَجْمَعُونَ

And if you are killed in the cause of Allāh or die - then forgiveness from Allāh and mercy are better than whatever they accumulate [in this world].

Ali 'Imran · 3:157

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  1. وَلَئِنwala-inAnd if
  2. قُتِلْتُمْqutil'tumyou are killed
  3. فِىfīin
  4. سَبِيلِsabīli(the) way
  5. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
  6. أَوْawor
  7. مُتُّمْmuttumdie[d]
  8. لَمَغْفِرَةٌۭlamaghfiratuncertainly forgiveness
  9. مِّنَminafrom
  10. ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
  11. وَرَحْمَةٌwaraḥmatunand Mercy
  12. خَيْرٌۭkhayrun(are) better
  13. مِّمَّاmimmāthan what
  14. يَجْمَعُونَyajmaʿūnathey accumulate

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