Hafiz soon
At-Takathur · 102:1
Competition in [worldly] increase diverts you
Sahih International
Word 1 of 2
أَلْهَىٰكُمُ
alhākumu
Diverts you
Word breakdown
أَلْهَىٰ
Fi'l · VerbDiverts you
Rootلهوlhw
distracted, diverted from, to distract, preoccupy, to play
16× in the Quran · Rare
LemmaأَلْهَىٰVerb (form IV) - to distract, to divert
كُمُ
Ism · Personal pronounyou all/your
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
أَلْهَىٰكُمُ (Diverts you) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & PresentVerb form IV — causative
أَلْهَىٰكُمُ (Diverts you) uses form IV (أَفْعَلَ) — the أ at the start makes it causative ("to make someone do something").
We translate it as "to make [someone] do" or "to cause [action]".
Lesson 12 · Verb Families II–IV