And fear a Day when no soul will suffice for another soul at all, and no compensation will be accepted from it, nor will any intercession benefit it, nor will they be aided.
Sahih International
وَٱتَّقُوا۟
wa-ittaqū
And fear
Word breakdown
وَ
Harf · Conjunctionand
ٱتَّقُ
Fi'l · VerbAnd fear
to fear Allah, guard against evil, consciousness of Allah, piety
258× in the Quran · Common
وا۟
Ism · Personal pronounyou all/your
Grammar rules
وَٱتَّقُوا۟ (And fear) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.
We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"
Lesson 10 · Commands & Futureوَٱتَّقُوا۟ (And fear) uses form VIII (إِفْتَعَلَ) — it means doing the action for yourself or by yourself.
We translate it as "to [verb] for oneself".
Lesson 13 · Verb Families V–Xوَٱتَّقُوا۟ (And fear) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Lesson 4 · Particles