Ali 'Imran
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Ali 'Imran · Ayah 128

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Translation

Not

Word Breakdown

لَيْسَ

Not

Word Breakdown

لَيْسَFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculineSingularPast
Rootليس
Common

to not be, negation of existence or state

Lemmaلَّيْسَ

Verb (form I) - to not be

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
لَيْسَ (Not) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.

Sahih International

Not for you, [O Muḥammad, but for Allāh], is the decision whether He should [cut them down] or forgive them or punish them, for indeed, they are wrongdoers.

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