Al-Isra
17:64

Al-Isra · Ayah 64

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Translation

And incite

Word Breakdown

وَٱسْتَفْزِزْ

And incite

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

اسْتفْززْFi'l · Verb
2nd personMasculineSingularImperativeForm ((X))
Rootفزز
Rare

to provoke, incite to flee or drive out

Lemmaيَسْتَفِزَّ

Verb (form X) - to incite, to scare, to drive out

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Grammar Rules

Command verb
وَٱسْتَفْزِزْ (And incite) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.
We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"
Verb form X — seeking/requesting
وَٱسْتَفْزِزْ (And incite) uses form X (إِسْتَفْعَلَ) — it means seeking or asking for the action.
We translate it as "to seek [action]" or "to ask for [action]".
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَٱسْتَفْزِزْ (And incite) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

And incite [to senselessness] whoever you can among them with your voice and assault them with your horses and foot soldiers and become a partner in their wealth and their children and promise them." But Satan does not promise them except delusion.

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