Al-Hadid
57:23

Al-Hadid · Ayah 23

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Translation

So that you may not

Word Breakdown

لِّكَيْلَا

So that you may not

Word Breakdown

لHarf · Purpose particle

Preposition: causes the following noun to be genitive

so that

كيْلاHarf · Negative particle

lest

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Grammar Rules

Negation (not/no)
لِّكَيْلَا (So that you may not) is a negation word — it makes the next word negative, like "not" or "no".
We add "not" or "no" to negate what follows.
Purpose لِ (so that)
لِّكَيْلَا (So that you may not) starts with لِ showing purpose — it means "so that" or "in order to".
We add "so that" or "in order to" before the verb.

Sahih International

In order that you not despair over what has eluded you and not exult [in pride] over what He has given you. And Allāh does not like everyone self-deluded and boastful -

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