Qaf
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Qaf · Ayah 41

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Translation

And listen!

Word Breakdown

وَٱسْتَمِعْ

And listen!

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

اسْتمعْFi'l · Verb
2nd personMasculineSingularImperativeForm ((VIII))
Rootسمع
Very common

to hear

Lemmaٱسْتَمَعَ

Verb (form VIII) - to listen

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Grammar Rules

Command verb
وَٱسْتَمِعْ (And listen!) is a command — it's telling someone to do something.
We translate it as a direct command — "[Do this]!"
Verb form VIII — reflexive
وَٱسْتَمِعْ (And listen!) uses form VIII (إِفْتَعَلَ) — it means doing the action for yourself or by yourself.
We translate it as "to [verb] for oneself".
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَٱسْتَمِعْ (And listen!) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

And listen on the Day when the Caller will call out from a place that is near -

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