Al-A'raf
7:100

Al-A'raf · Ayah 100

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Translation

Would it not

Word Breakdown

أَوَلَمْ

Would it not

Word Breakdown

أَHarf · Interrogative particle

Interrogative particle: introduces a question

?

وَHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

لَمْHarf · Negative particle

did not

Lemmaلَم

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Grammar Rules

Conjunction وَ (and)
أَوَلَمْ (Would it not) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Negation (not/no)
أَوَلَمْ (Would it 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
أَوَلَمْ (Would it not) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.
We rearrange the English into question form.

Sahih International

Has it not become clear to those who inherited the earth after its [previous] people that if We willed, We could afflict them for their sins? But We seal over their hearts so they do not hear.

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