Hafiz soon
Yunus · 10:13

And We had already destroyed generations before you when they wronged, and their messengers had come to them with clear proofs, but they were not to believe. Thus do We recompense the criminal people.

Sahih International

Word 1 of 17

وَلَقَدْ

walaqad

And verily

Word breakdown

و

Harf · Conjunction

and

ل

Harf · Emphatic particle

indeed

قدْ

Harf · Certainty particle

certainly/indeed

Grammar rules

Conjunction وَ (and)

وَلَقَدْ (And verily) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Lesson 4 · Particles
Emphatic لَ (indeed)

وَلَقَدْ (And verily) starts with لَ for emphasis — it's like saying "indeed!" or "certainly!".

We add "indeed" or "certainly" to show the emphasis.

Lesson 15 · إنّ and Sisters