Hafiz soon
Ash-Shu'ara · 26:179
So fear Allāh and obey me.
Sahih International
Word 1 of 3
فَٱتَّقُوا۟
fa-ittaqū
So fear
Word breakdown
ف
Harf · Resumption particlethen
اتقُ
Fi'l · VerbSo 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 pronounyou 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 & FutureVerb 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