LessonsSurah ‘Abasa — Part 1Quiz

وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Sentence structure
The interrogative clause asks what could make you know. لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ is the hoped-for possibility: perhaps he might purify himself.

Ayah summary
Perhaps he would have purified and improved himself through the teaching.

وَمَا — But what
Grammar: وَ is a resumption particle. مَا is an interrogative.

يُدْرِيكَ — would make you know
Grammar: form IV third-person masculine singular imperfect verb; it functions as the predicate. Attached كَ is a second-person masculine singular pronoun functioning as the object.

لَعَلَّهُۥ — that he might
Grammar: لَعَلَّ is a particle resembling a verb and conveys hope or expectation. Attached هُۥ is its noun.

يَزَّكَّىٰٓ — purify himself
Grammar: form V third-person masculine singular imperfect verb; it functions as the predicate of laʿalla.

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Surah ‘Abasa · Ayah 3

Surah ‘Abasa — Part 1

وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ
Sentence structure
The interrogative clause asks what could make you know. لَعَلَّهُۥ يَزَّكَّىٰٓ is the hoped-for possibility: perhaps he might purify himself.

Ayah summary
Perhaps he would have purified and improved himself through the teaching.

وَمَا — But what
Grammar: وَ is a resumption particle. مَا is an interrogative.

يُدْرِيكَ — would make you know
Grammar: form IV third-person masculine singular imperfect verb; it functions as the predicate. Attached كَ is a second-person masculine singular pronoun functioning as the object.

لَعَلَّهُۥ — that he might
Grammar: لَعَلَّ is a particle resembling a verb and conveys hope or expectation. Attached هُۥ is its noun.

يَزَّكَّىٰٓ — purify himself
Grammar: form V third-person masculine singular imperfect verb; it functions as the predicate of laʿalla.