Al-Fajr
89:18

Al-Fajr · Ayah 18

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Translation

And not

Word Breakdown

وَلَا

And not

Word Breakdown

وَHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

لَاHarf · Negative particle

not/no

Lemmaلَا

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Grammar Rules

Conjunction وَ (and)
وَلَا (And 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)
وَلَا (And not) is a negation word — it makes the next word negative, like "not" or "no".
We add "not" or "no" to negate what follows.

Sahih International

And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.

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