Al-Qalam
68:49

Al-Qalam · Ayah 49

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Translation

If not

Word Breakdown

لَّوْلَآ

If not

Word Breakdown

لَّوْلَآHarf · Conditional particle

if not for

Lemmaلَوْلَآ

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Grammar Rules

Conditional (if/when)
لَّوْلَآ (If not) introduces a condition — "if this happens, then that happens".
We translate it as "if" or "when".

Sahih International

If not that a favor [i.e., mercy] from his Lord overtook him, he would have been thrown onto the naked shore while he was censured.

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