Al-Anfal
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Al-Anfal · Ayah 50

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Translation

And if

Word Breakdown

وَلَوْ

And if

Word Breakdown

وَHarf · Resumption particle

Resumptive particle: resumes speech after parenthetical

and

لَوْHarf · Conditional particle

if (hypothetical)

Lemmaلَو

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Grammar Rules

Conditional (if/when)
وَلَوْ (And if) introduces a condition — "if this happens, then that happens".
We translate it as "if" or "when".

Sahih International

And if you could but see when the angels take the souls of those who disbelieved... They are striking their faces and their backs and [saying], "Taste the punishment of the Burning Fire.

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