An-Nisa
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An-Nisa · Ayah 123

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Translation

Not

Word Breakdown

لَّيْسَ

Not

Word Breakdown

لَّيْسَFi'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
لَّيْسَ (Not) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.

Sahih International

It [i.e., Paradise] is not [obtained] by your wishful thinking nor by that of the People of the Scripture. Whoever does a wrong will be recompensed for it, and he will not find besides Allāh a protector or a helper.

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