An-Nahl
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An-Nahl · Ayah 61

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Translation

And if

Word Breakdown

وَلَوْ

And if

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

لوْHarf · Conditional particle

if (hypothetical)

Lemmaلَو

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Grammar Rules

Conjunction وَ (and)
وَلَوْ (And if) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Conditional (if/when)
وَلَوْ (And if) introduces a condition — "if this happens, then that happens".
We translate it as "if" or "when".

Sahih International

And if Allāh were to impose blame on the people for their wrongdoing, He would not have left upon it [i.e., the earth] any creature, but He defers them for a specified term. And when their term has come, they will not remain behind an hour, nor will they precede [it].

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