I'rab of Surah Al-Infitar Ayah 14: word by word Arabic grammar
Surah Al-Infitar (الانفطار) · Meccan · Ayah 14
وَإِنَّ ٱلْفُجَّارَ لَفِى جَحِيمٍۢ TransliterationWa-inna al-fujjara la-fi jahim
MeaningAnd indeed, the wicked will be in a blazing Fire.
Parallel to the previous verse, this is another emphatic nominal sentence with inna, joined by the connective waw. "The wicked" is the accusative noun of inna, and the predicate is the prepositional phrase "in a blazing Fire," reinforced by the shifted emphatic lam. It states their opposite destiny.
Word by word i'rab
connective waw + emphasis particle
The waw joins this sentence to the previous one, and inna again governs an accusative noun and a nominative predicate.
indeclinablenoun of inna (ism inna)
The subject governed by inna, marked in the accusative as its noun.
accusativeemphatic lam + preposition
The shifted emphatic lam joined to the preposition fi adds emphasis to the predicate.
indeclinableobject of preposition forming the predicate
Governed in the genitive by fi, and the prepositional phrase functions as the predicate of inna.
genitiveDetailed i'rab
This verse mirrors the preceding one and is linked to it by the connective waw. Inna once more introduces an emphatic nominal sentence: al-fujjar ("the wicked") is its noun in the accusative. The predicate is the prepositional phrase fi jahim ("in a blazing Fire"), in which jahim is genitive after the preposition fi, the phrase as a whole standing in for the predicate of inna. The lam preceding fi is again the shifted emphatic lam (lam al-muzahlaqa), which intensifies the assertion. The grammatical symmetry with verse 13 sharpens the contrast: the same structure delivers two opposite outcomes, the righteous in bliss and the wicked in fire.
Frequently asked
How does this verse connect to verse 13?
The opening waw is a connective particle joining it to the previous statement, producing a balanced contrast between the righteous and the wicked.
What case is jahim in and why?
It is genitive because it is the object of the preposition fi, and the whole phrase fi jahim serves as the predicate of inna.