Ta-Ha
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Ta-Ha · Ayah 129

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Translation

And if not

Word Breakdown

وَلَوْلَا

And if not

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

لوْلاHarf · Conditional particle

if not for

Lemmaلَوْلَآ

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Grammar Rules

Conjunction وَ (and)
وَلَوْلَا (And if not) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Conditional (if/when)
وَلَوْلَا (And if not) introduces a condition — "if this happens, then that happens".
We translate it as "if" or "when".

Sahih International

And if not for a word that preceded from your Lord, it [i.e., punishment] would have been an obligation [due immediately], and [if not for] a specified term [decreed].

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