Hafiz soon
Al-Anfal · 8:71

But if they intend to betray you - then they have already betrayed Allāh before, and He empowered [you] over them. And Allāh is Knowing and Wise.

Sahih International

Word 1 of 13

وَإِن

wa-in

But if

Word breakdown

وَ

Harf · Conjunction

and

إِن

Harf · Conditional particle

if

Grammar rules

Conjunction وَ (and)

وَإِن (But if) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Lesson 4 · Particles
Conditional (if/when)

وَإِن (But if) introduces a condition — "if this happens, then that happens".

We translate it as "if" or "when".

Lesson 16 · Conditionals