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Surah An-Nisa, ayah 21

وَكَيْفَ تَأْخُذُونَهُۥ وَقَدْ أَفْضَىٰ بَعْضُكُمْ إِلَىٰ بَعْضٍ وَأَخَذْنَ مِنكُم مِّيثَـٰقًا غَلِيظًا

And how could you take it while you have gone in unto each other and they have taken from you a solemn covenant?

An-Nisa · 4:21

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  1. وَكَيْفَwakayfaAnd how
  2. تَأْخُذُونَهُۥtakhudhūnahucould you take it
  3. وَقَدْwaqadwhen surely
  4. أَفْضَىٰafḍāhas gone
  5. بَعْضُكُمْbaʿḍukumone of you
  6. إِلَىٰilāto
  7. بَعْضٍۢbaʿḍinanother
  8. وَأَخَذْنَwa-akhadhnaand they have taken
  9. مِنكُمminkumfrom you
  10. مِّيثَـٰقًاmīthāqancovenant
  11. غَلِيظًۭاghalīẓanstrong

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