Hafiz soon
Ad-Dukhan · 44:10
Then watch for the Day when the sky will bring a visible smoke
Sahih International
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فَٱرْتَقِبْ
fa-ir'taqib
Then watch
Word breakdown
ف
Harf · Resumption particlethen
ارْتقبْ
Fi'l · VerbThen watch
Rootرقبrqb
to watch, observe; neck, slave
24× in the Quran · Rare
LemmaٱرْتَقِبْVerb (form VIII) - to watch
Grammar rules
Command verb
فَٱرْتَقِبْ (Then watch) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.
We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"
Lesson 10 · Commands & FutureVerb form VIII — reflexive
فَٱرْتَقِبْ (Then watch) uses form VIII (إِفْتَعَلَ) — it means doing the action for yourself or by yourself.
We translate it as "to [verb] for oneself".
Lesson 13 · Verb Families V–X