The seventeenth word of verse (3:160) 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 (3) sūrat āl ʿim'rān (The Family of Imrān) (3:160:17) falyatawakkali 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 (3:160)

The analysis above refers to the 160th verse of chapter 3 (sūrat āl ʿim'rān):

Sahih International: If Allah should aid you, no one can overcome you; but if He should forsake you, who is there that can aid you after Him? And upon Allah let the believers rely.

See Also

• English Translations
• The Subjunctive and Jussive Moods
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word
• Quran Dictionary - the root wāw kāf lām

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