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Al-Ma'idah · 5:27

And recite to them the story of Adam's two sons, in truth, when they both made an offering [to Allāh], and it was accepted from one of them but was not accepted from the other. Said [the latter], "I will surely kill you." Said [the former], "Indeed, Allāh only accepts from the righteous [who fear Him].

Sahih International

Word 1 of 24

۞ وَٱتْلُ

wa-ut'lu

And recite

Word breakdown

وَ

Harf · Conjunction

and

ٱتْلُ

Fi'l · Verb

And recite

Rootتلوtlw

to recite, follow

63× in the Quran · Occasional

LemmaتَلَىٰVerb (form I) - to recite

Grammar rules

Command verb

۞ وَٱتْلُ (And recite) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.

We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"

Lesson 10 · Commands & Future
Conjunction وَ (and)

۞ وَٱتْلُ (And recite) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Lesson 4 · Particles