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At-Tawbah · Ayah 82

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So let them laugh

فَلْيَضْحَكُوا۟

So let them laugh

فHarf · Resumption particle

Resumptive particle: resumes or continues discourse

then

لْHarf · Imperative particle

Imperative particle: indicates a command in third person

let

يضْحكُFi'l · Verb

3rd personMasculinePluralPresentJussive

Rootضحك

★★★★Uncommon

to laugh

Lemmaضَحِكَتْ

Verb (form I) - to laugh

واIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (3rd person masculine plural)

them/their

3rd personMasculinePlural

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Jussive verb

فَلْيَضْحَكُوا۟ (So let them laugh) is in the jussive mood — it comes after لم ("did not") or a conditional word, which shortens its ending.

We translate it as "did not [verb]" or as part of a condition.

So let them laugh a little and [then] weep much as recompense for what they used to earn.

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