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Surah Ya-Sin, ayah 69

وَمَا عَلَّمْنَـٰهُ ٱلشِّعْرَ وَمَا يَنۢبَغِى لَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا ذِكْرٌ وَقُرْءَانٌ مُّبِينٌ

And We did not give him [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)] knowledge of poetry, nor is it befitting for him. It is not but a message and a clear Qur’ān

Ya-Sin · 36:69

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  1. وَمَاwamāAnd not
  2. عَلَّمْنَـٰهُʿallamnāhuWe taught him
  3. ٱلشِّعْرَl-shiʿ'ra[the] poetry
  4. وَمَاwamāand not
  5. يَنۢبَغِىyanbaghīit is befitting
  6. لَهُۥٓ ۚlahufor him
  7. إِنْinNot
  8. هُوَhuwait
  9. إِلَّاillā(is) except
  10. ذِكْرٌۭdhik'runa Reminder
  11. وَقُرْءَانٌۭwaqur'ānunand a Quran
  12. مُّبِينٌۭmubīnunclear

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