107:4

Al-Ma'un · Ayah 4

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So woe

فَوَيْلٌۭ

So woe

فَHarf · Resumption particle

Resumptive particle: resumes or continues discourse

then

وَيْلٌIsm · Noun

So woe

NominativeIndefiniteMasculine

Lemmaوَيْل

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Indefinite noun

فَوَيْلٌۭ (So woe) has no ال and takes tanwīn (the "n" sound at the end), so it means "a" or "some" — not a specific one.

We translate it as "a/an" or leave it general.

So woe to those who pray

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