فَلَمْso not

Example sentences

• فلم يبق لِلِّصِّ إلا البيت الثالث، فهو الذي يَشُنُّ عليه الغارة

  So the thief is left with only the third house, which he launches an attack on.

  فَلَمْ — so not. 'Fa-' (so) plus a negating word that does a special job: it turns a present-tense verb into a negated past, 'did not'. So although the verb after it wears a present shape, this particle pushes the meaning into completed past time and clips the verb's mood.

  From: Repelling the Devil →

• فلم ينطق حملًا لنفسه على التوكل بزعمه،

  Thus, he did not speak, believing that remaining silent was trusting in God, according to his claim.

  فَلَمْ — so did not. The opening particle joins this on, and the rest is the past-negator that forces the cut-off (jussive) verb shape after it, building 'so... did not'. It sets up his failure to speak.

  From: Trust in God →

• ولو أن إنسانًا جاع فلم يأكل، أو احتاج فلم يسأل، أو عري فلم يلبس، فمات دخل النار،

  And if a person goes hungry and does not eat, or is in need and does not ask, or is unclothed and does not dress, and dies, he enters the Fire,

  فَلَمْ — and does not. The opening particle marks the next step, and the rest is the past-negator forcing the cut-off (jussive) shape: 'and then did not'. It chains the consequence of his inaction.

  From: Trust in God →

• ولو أن إنسانًا جاع فلم يأكل، أو احتاج فلم يسأل، أو عري فلم يلبس، فمات دخل النار،

  And if a person goes hungry and does not eat, or is in need and does not ask, or is unclothed and does not dress, and dies, he enters the Fire,

  فَلَمْ — and does not. The opening particle marks the next step, and the rest is the past-negator forcing the cut-off (jussive) shape: 'and then did not'. It chains the result of this second neglect.

  From: Trust in God →

• ولو أن إنسانًا جاع فلم يأكل، أو احتاج فلم يسأل، أو عري فلم يلبس، فمات دخل النار،

  And if a person goes hungry and does not eat, or is in need and does not ask, or is unclothed and does not dress, and dies, he enters the Fire,

  فَلَمْ — and does not. The opening particle marks the next step, and the rest is the past-negator forcing the cut-off (jussive) shape: 'and then did not'. It chains the result of this third neglect.

  From: Trust in God →

• من جاع فلم يسأل حتى مات دخل النار

  Whoever goes hungry and does not ask until he dies, enters the Fire.

  فَلَمْ — and did not. This is the connector 'and' fused onto a negating particle that pushes the following verb into the chopped jussive shape and, crucially, flips its time to the past: the verb after it looks present but means 'did not'. So one short word both joins the clause and negates a past action.

  From: Trust in God →

• فَمَلأَهُ بِالْمَاءِ وَأَدْنَاهُ مِنَ الْمِصْبَاحِ، فَلَمْ يَزَلْ قَائِمًا وَهُوَ فِي يَدِهِ حَتَّى أَصْبَحَ

  So he filled it with water and placed it nearer to the lamp, and he did not cease standing while it was in his hand until morning came.

  فَلَمْ — so did not. The front fa- gives a 'and so' sequencing force, and fused to it is the past-negation particle that throws the coming verb into the past. So this word both links the clause and sets up a 'and so he did not...' denial. The negation it carries will clip the next verb's ending.

  From: A Son Protecting His Father →

• فَلَمْ يَتَغَيَّرُوا عَلَيْهِ لِذَلِكَ قَالُوا نَفْعَلْ

  So they did not change toward him; therefore they said, "We will do."

  فَلم — so did not. Consecutive fa- fused to the 'did not' word, which both negates the past and clips the next verb into its jussive ending. The fa- carries 'and so', tying the non-change to what came before.

  From: Sheba's Garden and Destruction →

• فَلَمْ يُفَاجِئْ الْقَوْمَ لَيْلَةً بَعْدَمَا هَدَأَتْ الْعُيُونُ

  So the people were not surprised that night, after the springs had settled.

  فَلم — so did not. Consecutive fa- fused to the 'did not' word, which negates the past and clips the next verb into its jussive ending. The fa- carries 'and so', tying the non-surprise to the foregoing.

  From: Sheba's Garden and Destruction →