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Ya-Sin · Ayah 35
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Translation
That they may eat
Word Breakdown
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Grammar Rules
Subjunctive verb
لِيَأْكُلُوا۟ (That they may eat) is in the subjunctive mood — it comes after a particle like أن ("that") or لن ("will not"), which changes its ending.
We translate it as "to [verb]" or "that [someone] [verb]".
Purpose لِ (so that)
لِيَأْكُلُوا۟ (That they may eat) starts with لِ showing purpose — it means "so that" or "in order to".
We add "so that" or "in order to" before the verb.
Sahih International
That they may eat of His fruit. And their hands have not produced it, so will they not be grateful?
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