An-Nahl
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An-Nahl · Ayah 25

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Translation

That they may bear

Word Breakdown

لِيَحْمِلُوٓا۟

That they may bear

Word Breakdown

لHarf · Purpose particle

Preposition: causes the following noun to be genitive

so that

يحْملُFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculinePluralPresentSubjunctive
Rootحمل
Common

to carry, bear a burden or load

Lemmaحَمَلَ

Verb (form I) - to carry, to bear

واIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (3rd person masculine plural)

them/their

3rd personMasculinePlural

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Grammar Rules

Subjunctive verb
لِيَحْمِلُوٓا۟ (That they may bear) is in the subjunctive mood — it comes after a particle like أن ("that") or لن ("will not"), which changes its ending.
We translate it as "to [verb]" or "that [someone] [verb]".
Purpose لِ (so that)
لِيَحْمِلُوٓا۟ (That they may bear) starts with لِ showing purpose — it means "so that" or "in order to".
We add "so that" or "in order to" before the verb.

Sahih International

That they may bear their own burdens [i.e., sins] in full on the Day of Resurrection and some of the burdens of those whom they misguide without [i.e., by lack of] knowledge. Unquestionably, evil is that which they bear.

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