What is the correct distinction between qul and the subsequent lā aʿbudu?

Supplementary Practice 22: Comparative Rhetorical Study of Sūrat al-Kāfirūn and al-Naṣr

• Both are prohibitions in the jussive mood
• Qul commands proclamation; lā aʿbudu is a negated declaration within the proclamation
• Both are past-tense assertions differing only by person
• Qul is a conditional response and lā aʿbudu a circumstantial wāw clause