At-Tawbah
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At-Tawbah · Ayah 59

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Translation

And if

Word Breakdown

وَلَوْ

And if

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

لوْHarf · Conditional particle

if (hypothetical)

Lemmaلَو

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Grammar Rules

Conjunction وَ (and)
وَلَوْ (And if) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Conditional (if/when)
وَلَوْ (And if) introduces a condition — "if this happens, then that happens".
We translate it as "if" or "when".

Sahih International

If only they had been satisfied with what Allāh and His Messenger gave them and said, "Sufficient for us is Allāh; Allāh will give us of His bounty, and [so will] His Messenger; indeed, we are desirous toward Allāh," [it would have been better for them].

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