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Al-Baqarah · Ayah 281
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Translation
And fear
Word Breakdown
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Grammar Rules
Command verb
وَٱتَّقُوا۟ (And fear) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.
We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"
Verb form VIII — reflexive
وَٱتَّقُوا۟ (And fear) uses form VIII (إِفْتَعَلَ) — it means doing the action for yourself or by yourself.
We translate it as "to [verb] for oneself".
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَٱتَّقُوا۟ (And fear) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Sahih International
And fear a Day when you will be returned to Allāh. Then every soul will be compensated for what it earned, and they will not be wronged [i.e., treated unjustly].
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