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Ash-Shu'ara · 26:179

So fear Allāh and obey me.

Sahih International

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فَٱتَّقُوا۟

fa-ittaqū

So fear

Word breakdown

ف

Harf · Resumption particle

then

اتقُ

Fi'l · Verb

So fear

Rootوقيwqy

to fear Allah, guard against evil, consciousness of Allah, piety

258× in the Quran · Common

LemmaٱتَّقَىٰVerb (form VIII) - to be righteous, to fear (Allah)

وا

Ism · Personal pronoun

you all/your

Grammar rules

Command verb

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ (So fear) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.

We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"

Lesson 10 · Commands & Future
Verb form VIII — reflexive

فَٱتَّقُوا۟ (So 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–X