I'rab of Surah Abasa Ayah 11: word by word Arabic grammar
Surah Abasa (عبس) · Meccan · Ayah 11
كَلَّآ إِنَّهَا تَذْكِرَةٌۭ Transliterationkallā innahā tadhkiratun
MeaningNo indeed! Surely it is a reminder.
A firm rebuke and a statement: never act so, for indeed this revelation is a reminder. Kallaa is a particle of deterrence, then inna with its attached pronoun ha as its noun and the predicate tadhkiratun, an indefinite nominative noun meaning a reminder.
Word by word i'rab
particle of deterrence and rebuke (radʿ wa zajr)
Kallaa is a rebuking particle that checks and corrects the attitude described in the preceding verses.
indeclinableemphatic particle (harf tawkeed wa nasb)
Inna is an emphasizing particle that puts its noun in the accusative and its predicate in the nominative.
indeclinablenoun of inna (ism inna)
The attached pronoun ha stands in the accusative place as the noun of inna, referring to the revelation or these verses.
accusativepredicate of inna (khabar inna)
This indefinite noun is the nominative predicate of inna, meaning a reminder or admonition.
nominativeDetailed i'rab
The verse opens with kallaa, a particle of deterrence and rebuke (radʿ wa zajr) that rejects the conduct of turning toward the heedless and away from the earnest. Then comes inna, an emphatic particle that governs a nominal sentence, placing its noun in the accusative and its predicate in the nominative. The attached pronoun ha is the noun of inna (ism inna) in the accusative position, its reference being the Qur'anic revelation or these very verses. The indefinite noun tadhkiratun is the predicate of inna (khabar inna) in the nominative, meaning a reminder and admonition. The whole sentence affirms emphatically that this revelation is nothing but a reminder for whoever wishes to heed it.
Frequently asked
What does kallaa indicate here?
Kallaa is a particle of deterrence and rebuke; it rejects the prior attitude of neglecting the sincere seeker and warns against repeating it.
What are the two parts governed by inna?
Inna governs the attached pronoun ha as its noun in the accusative and the noun tadhkiratun as its predicate in the nominative.
What does the pronoun ha refer to?
It refers to the revelation, that is, the Qur'an or these verses, which inna declares to be a reminder.