An-Nahl
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An-Nahl · Ayah 45

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Translation

Do then feel secure

Word Breakdown

أَفَأَمِنَ

Do then feel secure

Word Breakdown

أHarf · Interrogative particle

Interrogative particle: introduces a question

?

فHarf · Supplemental particle

Supplementary particle: adds emphasis or rhetorical effect

then

أمنFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculineSingularPast
Rootامن
Very common

to believe, faith, security, trust

Lemmaأَمِنَ

Verb (form I) - to feel secure

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
أَفَأَمِنَ (Do then feel secure) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Question marker
أَفَأَمِنَ (Do then feel secure) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.
We rearrange the English into question form.

Sahih International

Then, do those who have planned evil deeds feel secure that Allāh will not cause the earth to swallow them or that the punishment will not come upon them from where they do not perceive?

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