Quran 107:4: The Last Testament

So woe to those who offer support (or observe contact-prayer).

Translation endnotes

[107:4] Sala prayers and other rituals were being practiced since Abraham and were a common knowledge among Meccan polytheists. See 21:73

107:4Verse 6304 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

فَوَيْلٌ

fawaylun

So woe

General Arabic dictionary

Corpus form ويل. Dictionary lookup may use a verified citation form when the corpus form is inflected.

Meaning in this ayah

So woe

Letter-by-letter reading

فَfaوَwaيْyلٌlun

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ROOTNot applicable

WHAT THIS ISA naming word (a noun) with one attached part

What this word is doing

“فَ” (fa)This word resumes the flow after a pause or change in thought.Corpus grammarREM — prefixed rem particle.

“وَيْلٌ” (waylun)means “So woe” in this verse. It is a noun. a naming word. Here it is masculine, not specific, nominative.Corpus grammarN — nominative indefinite noun.