Quran 4:129: The Last Testament

You will not be able to be fair regarding the women even if you make every effort; so do not sway too greatly and leave her as one hanging in a void. If you reconcile and be aware, then God is Forgiving, Compassionate.

Translation endnotes

[4:129] For the conditions suggested for polygamy, see 4:2-3.

4:129Verse 625 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

وَلَنْ

walan

And never

General Arabic dictionary

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

Meaning in this ayah

And never

Letter-by-letter reading

وَwaلَlaنْn

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ROOTNot applicable

WHAT THIS ISA negative word with one attached part

What this word is doing

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

“لَن” (lan)This means “not.” It makes the part that follows negative — here, it excludes the group or action named after it.Corpus grammarNEG — negative particle.