Al-Baqarah
2:79

Al-Baqarah · Ayah 79

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Translation

So woe

Word Breakdown

فَوَيْلٌۭ

So woe

Word Breakdown

فَHarf · Resumption particle

Resumptive particle: resumes or continues discourse

then

وَيْلٌIsm · Noun

So woe

NominativeIndefiniteMasculine
Lemmaوَيْل

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Grammar Rules

Indefinite noun
فَوَيْلٌۭ (So woe) has no ال and takes tanwīn (the "n" sound at the end), so it means "a" or "some" — not a specific one.
We translate it as "a/an" or leave it general.

Sahih International

So woe to those who write the "scripture" with their own hands, then say, "This is from Allāh," in order to exchange it for a small price. Woe to them for what their hands have written and woe to them for what they earn.

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