← Al-Isra
17:8
Al-Isra · Ayah 8
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Translation
(It) may be
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Grammar Rules
Past tense verb
عَسَىٰ ((It) may be) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Sahih International
[Then Allāh said], "It is expected, [if you repent], that your Lord will have mercy upon you. But if you return [to sin], We will return [to punishment]. And We have made Hell, for the disbelievers, a prison-bed."
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