At-Tawbah
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At-Tawbah · Ayah 38

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Translation

O you who believe!

Word Breakdown

يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا

O you who believe!

Word Breakdown

يHarf · Vocative particle

Vocative particle: used for calling or addressing someone

O!

أيُهاIsm · Noun

O you who believe!

Nominative
Lemmaأَيُّهَا

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Grammar Rules

Vocative يا (O!)
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا (O you who believe!) uses the vocative — it's calling out to someone or addressing them directly.
We add "O" before the name — "O O you who believe!!"

Sahih International

O you who have believed, what is [the matter] with you that, when you are told to go forth in the cause of Allāh, you adhere heavily to the earth? Are you satisfied with the life of this world rather than the Hereafter? But what is the enjoyment of worldly life compared to the Hereafter except a [very] little.

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