An-Nisa
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An-Nisa · Ayah 18

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Translation

And not

Word Breakdown

وَلَيْسَتِ

And not

Word Breakdown

وَHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

لَيْسَتِFi'l · Verb
3rd personFeminineSingularPast
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
وَلَيْسَتِ (And not) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَلَيْسَتِ (And not) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

But repentance is not [accepted] of those who [continue to] do evil deeds up until, when death comes to one of them, he says, "Indeed, I have repented now," or of those who die while they are disbelievers. For them We have prepared a painful punishment.

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