An-Nahl
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An-Nahl · Ayah 91

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Translation

And fulfil

Word Breakdown

وَأَوْفُوا۟

And fulfil

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

أوْفُFi'l · Verb
2nd personMasculinePluralImperativeForm ((IV))
Rootوفي
Common

to fulfill, pay in full, take in death, complete fully

Lemmaأَوْفَىٰ

Verb (form IV) - to fulfill

واIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (2nd person masculine plural)

you all/your

2nd personMasculinePlural

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Grammar Rules

Command verb
وَأَوْفُوا۟ (And fulfil) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.
We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"
Verb form IV — causative
وَأَوْفُوا۟ (And fulfil) 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]".
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَأَوْفُوا۟ (And fulfil) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

And fulfill the covenant of Allāh when you have taken it, [O believers], and do not break oaths after their confirmation while you have made Allāh, over you, a security [i.e., witness]. Indeed, Allāh knows what you do.

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