Please Help-Can somebody properly translate this

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Please Help-Can somebody properly translate this

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Unread post by Guest » Fri Mar 22, 2002 11:10 am

<br>Ayah 3:18<p>Wa lahul hamdu fis sama_wa_ti wal ardi wa asiy yaw wa hina tuzhiru_n<p>Can somebody beside br.qiyam do word by word translation of this Ayah.<p>Jazak Allah Kheiren<p>Wasalaam<p><br>

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Re: Please Help-Can somebody properly translate this

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Unread post by Guest » Fri Mar 22, 2002 2:44 pm

Dear brother,<br>I will not translate as you asked but your transliteration is also flawed:<p>30:18<br>Wa lahul'hamdu fis samawati wal ardhi wa ahshiy'yan wa hina tuzh'hirun.

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Re: Please Help-Can somebody properly translate this

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Unread post by Guest » Fri Mar 22, 2002 5:35 pm

30:18<br>Wa lahul'hamdu fis samawati wal ardhi wa ahshiy'yan wa hina tuzh'hirun<p>wa = and<p>la-hu = to/for him<p>al-hamdu = the praise<p>fi = in<p>al-samaawaati = the heavens<p>wa al-ardi = and the earth<p>wa al-ashiyyan = and while in darkness<p>wa heena = and when<p>al-tudh'hiruna = the manifestation<p>Tafseer:<p>Heavens and Earth praise him while (man is ) in ignorance until (the day) when all will be manifest (made clear).<p>A clear imperative by Allah for man to seek enlightenment.