Az-Zumar
39:36

Az-Zumar · Ayah 36

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Translation

Is not

Word Breakdown

أَلَيْسَ

Is not

Word Breakdown

أHarf · Interrogative particle

Interrogative particle: introduces a question

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ليْسFi'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
أَلَيْسَ (Is not) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Question marker
أَلَيْسَ (Is not) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.
We rearrange the English into question form.

Sahih International

Is not Allāh sufficient for His Servant [i.e., Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ)]? And [yet], they threaten you with those [they worship] other than Him. And whoever Allāh leaves astray - for him there is no guide.

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