The fifth word of verse (23:71) is divided into 2 morphological segments. An emphatic prefix and verb. The prefixed particle lām is usually translated as "surely" or "indeed" and is used to add emphasis. The perfect verb (فعل ماض) is third person feminine singular. The verb's triliteral root is fā sīn dāl (ف س د).

Chapter (23) sūrat l-mu'minūn (The Believers) (23:71:5) lafasadati surely (would) have been corrupted
EMPH – emphatic prefix lām V – 3rd person feminine singular perfect verb	اللام لام التوكيد فعل ماض

Verse (23:71)

The analysis above refers to the 71st verse of chapter 23 (sūrat l-mu'minūn):

Sahih International: But if the Truth had followed their inclinations, the heavens and the earth and whoever is in them would have been ruined. Rather, We have brought them their message, but they, from their message, are turning away.

See Also

• English Translations
• Verbs, Subjects and Objects
• Arabic Grammar - syntactic i'rāb (إعراب) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root fā sīn dāl

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