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20:87
قالوا ما اخلفنا موعدك بملكنا ولاكنا حملنا اوزارا من زينة القوم فقذفناها فكذالك القى السامري ٨٧
قَالُوا۟ مَآ أَخْلَفْنَا مَوْعِدَكَ بِمَلْكِنَا وَلَـٰكِنَّا حُمِّلْنَآ أَوْزَارًۭا مِّن زِينَةِ ٱلْقَوْمِ فَقَذَفْنَـٰهَا فَكَذَٰلِكَ أَلْقَى ٱلسَّامِرِىُّ ٨٧
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They argued, “We did not break our promise to you of our own free will, but we were made to carry the burden of the people’s ˹golden˺ jewellery,1 then we threw it ˹into the fire˺, and so did the Sâmiri.”
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بملكنا
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بِمَلۡكِنَا
bi-malkinā
بِمِلۡكِنَا
bi-milkinā
بِمُلۡكِنَا
bi-mulkinā
“of our own accord”

Explanation

These readings represent linguistic options for this noun and are identical in meaning, though the first two are derived from the meaning of "possession" and the last is from the meaning of "authority" [al-Mahdawi].

He has revealed to you ˹O Prophet˺ the Book in truth, confirming what came before it, as He revealed the Torah and the Gospel
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran