Ya-Sin
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Ya-Sin · Ayah 30

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Translation

Alas

Word Breakdown

يَـٰحَسْرَةً

Alas

Word Breakdown

يHarf · Vocative particle

Vocative particle: used for calling or addressing someone

O!

حسْرةًIsm · Noun
AccusativeIndefiniteFeminine
Rootحسر
Uncommon

to uncover, to reveal, to regret

Lemmaحَسْرَة

Noun

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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.
Vocative 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!"

Sahih International

How regretful for the servants. There did not come to them any messenger except that they used to ridicule him.

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