Quran 4:68: The Last Testament

We would have guided them to a Straight Path.

4:68Verse 564 of 6,346

Translation

English · QRT translation

وَلَهَدَيْنَاهُمْ

walahadaynāhum

And We would have guided them

General Arabic dictionary

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

Meaning in this ayah

And We would have guided them

Letter-by-letter reading

وَwaلَlaهَhaدَdaيْyنَnaاāهُhuمْm

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ROOTه د ي

WHAT THIS ISAn action or state word (a verb) with 4 attached parts

What this word is doing

“وَ” (wa)a joining word meaning “and.” It connects this word to what came before.Corpus grammarCONJ — prefixed conjunction wa (and).

“لَ” (la)This prefix adds emphasis to the word or statement that follows.Corpus grammarEMPH — prefixed emph particle.

“هَدَيْ” (haday)means “And We would have guided them” in this verse. It is a verb. an action or state word. Here it is perfect verb.Corpus grammarV — first person plural perfect verb.

“نَٰ” (nā)an attached pronoun meaning “we” or “us.”Corpus grammarPRON — first person plural subject pronoun.

“هُمْ” (hum)an attached pronoun meaning “they” or “them.”Corpus grammarPRON — third person masculine plural attached pronoun.