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وَلَا تَحَـٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
Sentence structure
وَلَا تَحَـٰٓضُّونَ is coordinated with the preceding negative clause. The verb is Form VI, second-person masculine plural; attached و is subject, and عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ is linked to it.

Ayah summary
And you do not encourage one another to feed the needy.

وَلَا — And not
Grammar: وَ coordinates and لَا is non-governing negation before an indicative imperfect.

تَحَـٰٓضُّونَ — you feel the urge
Grammar: A Form VI second-person masculine-plural indicative imperfect; attached و is subject and final ن marks the indicative.

عَلَىٰ — to
Grammar: A preposition governing the following noun. This phrase is linked to «تَحَـٰٓضُّونَ».

طَعَامِ — feed
Grammar: A masculine genitive verbal noun governed by عَلَىٰ and annexed to the next noun.

ٱلْمِسْكِينِ — the poor
Grammar: ٱل defines the masculine genitive complement مِسْكِينِ of طَعَامِ.

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Surah Al-Fajr · Ayah 18

Surah Al-Fajr — Part 2

وَلَا تَحَـٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ
Sentence structure
وَلَا تَحَـٰٓضُّونَ is coordinated with the preceding negative clause. The verb is Form VI, second-person masculine plural; attached و is subject, and عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ is linked to it.

Ayah summary
And you do not encourage one another to feed the needy.

وَلَا — And not
Grammar: وَ coordinates and لَا is non-governing negation before an indicative imperfect.

تَحَـٰٓضُّونَ — you feel the urge
Grammar: A Form VI second-person masculine-plural indicative imperfect; attached و is subject and final ن marks the indicative.

عَلَىٰ — to
Grammar: A preposition governing the following noun. This phrase is linked to «تَحَـٰٓضُّونَ».

طَعَامِ — feed
Grammar: A masculine genitive verbal noun governed by عَلَىٰ and annexed to the next noun.

ٱلْمِسْكِينِ — the poor
Grammar: ٱل defines the masculine genitive complement مِسْكِينِ of طَعَامِ.