Hafiz soon
As-Saffat · 37:178

And leave them for a time.

Sahih International

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وَتَوَلَّ

watawalla

So turn away

Word breakdown

و

Harf · Resumption particle

and

تول

Fi'l · Verb

So turn away

Rootوليwly

to be a protector/guardian, turn towards/away, friend

232× in the Quran · Common

LemmaتَوَلَّىٰVerb (form V) - to turn

Grammar rules

Command verb

وَتَوَلَّ (So turn away) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.

We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"

Lesson 10 · Commands & Future
Verb form V — doing to oneself

وَتَوَلَّ (So turn away) uses form V (تَفَعَّلَ) — it's the reflexive of form II, meaning doing the action to yourself.

We translate it as "to [verb] oneself".

Lesson 13 · Verb Families V–X