Hafiz soon
Ali 'Imran · 3:104

And let there be [arising] from you a nation inviting to [all that is] good, enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong, and those will be the successful.

Sahih International

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وَلْتَكُن

waltakun

And let there be

Word breakdown

وَ

Harf · Resumption particle

and

لْ

Harf · Imperative particle

let

تَكُن

Fi'l · Verb

And let there be

Rootكونkwn

to be, exist, happen

1,390× in the Quran · Extremely common

LemmaكَانَVerb (form I) - to be

Grammar rules

Jussive verb

وَلْتَكُن (And let there be) is in the jussive mood — it comes after لم ("did not") or a conditional word, which shortens its ending.

We translate it as "did not [verb]" or as part of a condition.

Lesson 10 · Commands & Future