LessonsAttention Particles: Alā, Amā and HāQuiz

أَمَا وَالَّذِي أَبْكَى
Translation: Listen! By the One who caused weeping.
The source illustrates amā with the opening of a poetic oath. Only a short excerpt is quoted here; the point is the prefatory attention marker.

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Amā in the Book’s Poetic Evidence

Attention Particles: Alā, Amā and Hā

أَمَا وَالَّذِي أَبْكَى
Translation: Listen! By the One who caused weeping.
The source illustrates amā with the opening of a poetic oath. Only a short excerpt is quoted here; the point is the prefatory attention marker.