Al-Ghashiyah
88:17

Al-Ghashiyah · Ayah 17

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Translation

Then do not

Word Breakdown

أَفَلَا

Then do not

Word Breakdown

أَHarf · Interrogative particle

Interrogative particle: introduces a question

?

فَHarf · Supplemental particle

Supplementary particle: adds emphasis or rhetorical effect

then

لَاHarf · Negative particle

not/no

Lemmaلَا

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Grammar Rules

Negation (not/no)
أَفَلَا (Then do 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
أَفَلَا (Then do not) marks a question — it turns the sentence into a question.
We rearrange the English into question form.

Sahih International

Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created?

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