Hafiz soon
Ya-Sin · 36:30
How regretful for the servants. There did not come to them any messenger except that they used to ridicule him.
Sahih International
Word 1 of 11
يَـٰحَسْرَةً
yāḥasratan
Alas
Word breakdown
ي
Harf · Vocative particleO!
حسْرةً
Ism · NounAlas
RootحسرHsr
to uncover, to reveal, to regret
12× in the Quran · Rare
LemmaحَسْرَةNoun
Grammar rules
Indefinite noun
يَـٰحَسْرَةً (Alas) has no ال and takes tanwīn (the "n" sound at the end), so it means "a" or "some" — not a specific one.
We translate it as "a/an" or leave it general.
Lesson 2 · I'rab & FlexibilityVocative يا (O!)
يَـٰحَسْرَةً (Alas) uses the vocative — it's calling out to someone or addressing them directly.
We add "O" before the name — "O Alas!"
Lesson 21 · Advanced Nasb Cases