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Al-Isra · 17:37

And do not walk upon the earth exultantly. Indeed, you will never tear the earth [apart], and you will never reach the mountains in height.

Sahih International

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وَلَا

walā

And (do) not

Word breakdown

و

Harf · Conjunction

and

لا

Harf · Negative particle

not/no

Grammar rules

Conjunction وَ (and)

وَلَا (And (do) not) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Lesson 4 · Particles
Negation (not/no)

وَلَا (And (do) not) is a negation word — it makes the next word negative, like "not" or "no".

We add "not" or "no" to negate what follows.

Lesson 19 · Negation & Exceptions