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وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ
Sentence structure
Both ٱلشَّفْعِ and ٱلْوَتْرِ are genitive oath nouns. The second وَ coordinates the latter with the former.

Ayah summary
And He swears by the even and the odd.

وَٱلشَّفْعِ — And the even
Grammar: وَ coordinates and is an oath preposition; ٱل defines the masculine genitive noun شَّفْعِ.

وَٱلْوَتْرِ — and the odd
Grammar: وَ coordinates and is an oath preposition; ٱل defines the masculine genitive noun وَتْرِ.

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Surah Al-Fajr · Ayah 3

Surah Al-Fajr — Part 1

وَٱلشَّفْعِ وَٱلْوَتْرِ
Sentence structure
Both ٱلشَّفْعِ and ٱلْوَتْرِ are genitive oath nouns. The second وَ coordinates the latter with the former.

Ayah summary
And He swears by the even and the odd.

وَٱلشَّفْعِ — And the even
Grammar: وَ coordinates and is an oath preposition; ٱل defines the masculine genitive noun شَّفْعِ.

وَٱلْوَتْرِ — and the odd
Grammar: وَ coordinates and is an oath preposition; ٱل defines the masculine genitive noun وَتْرِ.