The first word of verse (2:272) is a perfect verb (فعل ماض). The verb is third person masculine singular. The verb's triliteral root is lām yā sīn (ل ي س). The verb (ليس) belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها).

Chapter (2) sūrat l-baqarah (The Cow) (2:272:1) laysa Not
V – 3rd person masculine singular perfect verb	فعل ماض من اخوات «كان»

Verse (2:272)

The analysis above refers to the 272nd verse of chapter 2 (sūrat l-baqarah):

Sahih International: Not upon you, [O Muhammad], is [responsibility for] their guidance, but Allah guides whom He wills. And whatever good you [believers] spend is for yourselves, and you do not spend except seeking the countenance of Allah. And whatever you spend of good - it will be fully repaid to you, and you will not be wronged.

See Also

• English Translations
• The Verb kāna (كان واخواتها)
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root lām yā sīn

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