At-Tawbah
9:42

At-Tawbah · Ayah 42

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Translation

If

Word Breakdown

لَوْ

If

Word Breakdown

لوْHarf · Conditional particle

if (hypothetical)

Lemmaلَو

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Grammar Rules

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

Sahih International

Had it been a near [i.e., easy] gain and a moderate trip, they [i.e., the hypocrites] would have followed you, but distant to them was the journey. And they will swear by Allāh, "If we were able, we would have gone forth with you," destroying themselves [through false oaths], and Allāh knows that indeed they are liars.

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