Al-Ma'idah
5:21

Al-Ma'idah · Ayah 21

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Translation

O my people!

Word Breakdown

يَـٰقَوْمِ

O my people!

Word Breakdown

يَٰHarf · Vocative particle

Vocative particle: used for calling or addressing someone

O!

قَوْمIsm · Noun
AccusativeMasculine
Rootقوم
Very common

to stand, establish; people, nation; straightness, uprightness

Lemmaقَوْم

Noun

ِIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (1st person singular)

me/my

1st personSingular

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Grammar Rules

Vocative يا (O!)
يَـٰقَوْمِ (O my people!) uses the vocative — it's calling out to someone or addressing them directly.
We add "O" before the name — "O O my people!!"

Sahih International

O my people, enter the blessed land [i.e., Palestine] which Allāh has assigned to you and do not turn back [from fighting in Allāh's cause] and [thus] become losers."

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