The sixteenth word of verse (14:12) is divided into 3 morphological segments. A resumption particle, imperative particle and verb. The connective particle fa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events. The prefixed particle lām is usually translated as "let" and is used to form an imperative construction. The form V imperfect verb (فعل مضارع) is third person masculine singular and is in the jussive mood (مجزوم). The verb's triliteral root is wāw kāf lām (و ك ل).

Chapter (14) sūrat ib'rāhīm (Abraham) (14:12:16) falyatawakkali so let put (their) trust
REM – prefixed resumption particle IMPV – prefixed imperative particle lām V – 3rd person masculine singular (form V) imperfect verb, jussive mood	الفاء استئنافية اللام لام الامر فعل مضارع مجزوم

Verse (14:12)

The analysis above refers to the twelfth verse of chapter 14 (sūrat ib'rāhīm):

Sahih International: And why should we not rely upon Allah while He has guided us to our [good] ways. And we will surely be patient against whatever harm you should cause us. And upon Allah let those who would rely [indeed] rely."

See Also

• English Translations
• The Subjunctive and Jussive Moods
• Arabic Grammar - syntactic i'rāb (إعراب) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root wāw kāf lām

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