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Surah An-Naml, ayah 55

أَئِنَّكُمْ لَتَأْتُونَ ٱلرِّجَالَ شَهْوَةً مِّن دُونِ ٱلنِّسَآءِ ۚ بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ تَجْهَلُونَ

Do you indeed approach men with desire instead of women? Rather, you are a people behaving ignorantly."

An-Naml · 27:55

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  1. أَئِنَّكُمْa-innakumWhy do you
  2. لَتَأْتُونَlatatūnaapproach
  3. ٱلرِّجَالَl-rijālathe men
  4. شَهْوَةًۭshahwatan(with) lust
  5. مِّنmininstead of
  6. دُونِdūniinstead of
  7. ٱلنِّسَآءِ ۚl-nisāithe women
  8. بَلْbalNay
  9. أَنتُمْantumyou
  10. قَوْمٌۭqawmun(are) a people
  11. تَجْهَلُونَtajhalūnaignorant

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