The sixth word of verse (5:37) is divided into 2 morphological segments. A resumption particle and negative particle. The connective particle wa is usually translated as "then" or "so" and is used to indicate a sequence of events. The negative particle acts like the verb laysa (ليس). This verb belongs to a special group of words known as kāna and her sisters (كان واخواتها).

Chapter (5) sūrat l-māidah (The Table spread with Food) (5:37:6) wamā but not
REM – prefixed resumption particle NEG – negative particle	الواو استئنافية نافية بمنزلة «ليس»

Verse (5:37)

The analysis above refers to the 37th verse of chapter 5 (sūrat l-māidah):

Sahih International: They will wish to get out of the Fire, but never are they to emerge therefrom, and for them is an enduring punishment.

See Also

• English Translations
• The Verb kāna (كان واخواتها)
• Dependency Graph - visual syntax (i'rāb) for this verse
• Concordance - list occurances of this word

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