The second word of verse (14:12) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A preposition and personal pronoun. The prefixed preposition lām is usually translated as "for". The personal pronoun is first person plural. Together the segments form a preposition phrase known as jār wa majrūr (جار ومجرور).

Chapter (14) sūrat ib'rāhīm (Abraham) (14:12:2) lanā (is) for us
P – prefixed preposition lām PRON – 1st person plural personal pronoun	جار ومجرور

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
• Preposition Phrases
• Arabic Grammar - syntactic i'rāb (إعراب) for this verse

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