لَا رَجُلٌ أَفْضَلَ مِنْكَ — lā resembling laysa: rajulun nominative ism; afḍala accusative khabar.
لَا رَجُلَ قَائِمٌ — generic-negating lā: rajula built on fatḥ in the accusative position; qāʾimun nominative khabar.
Both express negation, but their governing action and case marking differ.