Al-Ma'idah
5:74

Al-Ma'idah · Ayah 74

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Translation

So will not

Word Breakdown

أَفَلَا

So will not

Word Breakdown

أَHarf · Interrogative particle

Interrogative particle: introduces a question

?

فَHarf · Supplemental particle

Supplementary particle: adds emphasis or rhetorical effect

then

لَاHarf · Negative particle

not/no

Lemmaلَا

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Grammar Rules

Negation (not/no)
أَفَلَا (So will not) is a negation word — it makes the next word negative, like "not" or "no".
We add "not" or "no" to negate what follows.
Question marker
أَفَلَا (So will not) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.
We rearrange the English into question form.

Sahih International

So will they not repent to Allāh and seek His forgiveness? And Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

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