LessonsSurah Al-Infitar — Part 2Quiz

وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَـٰفِظِينَ
Sentence structure
In the emphatic clause, عَلَيْكُمْ is the fronted predicate of إِنَّ, and لَحَـٰفِظِينَ is its delayed accusative noun; the lām adds emphasis.

Ayah summary
Angels have been appointed over you to watch your deeds.

وَإِنَّ — And indeed
Grammar: وَ resumes the discourse and إِنَّ is an accusative/emphatic particle.

عَلَيْكُمْ — over you
Grammar: A prepositional phrase functioning as the fronted predicate of إِنَّ; attached كُمْ is genitive.

لَحَـٰفِظِينَ — (are) surely guardians
Grammar: لَ is the displaced emphatic lām. حَـٰفِظِينَ is an active participle and the delayed noun of إِنَّ, accusative with yā because it is a sound masculine plural; its final nūn is the nominal plural ending, not a verb-mood marker.

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Surah Al-Infitar · Ayah 10

Surah Al-Infitar — Part 2

وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَـٰفِظِينَ
Sentence structure
In the emphatic clause, عَلَيْكُمْ is the fronted predicate of إِنَّ, and لَحَـٰفِظِينَ is its delayed accusative noun; the lām adds emphasis.

Ayah summary
Angels have been appointed over you to watch your deeds.

وَإِنَّ — And indeed
Grammar: وَ resumes the discourse and إِنَّ is an accusative/emphatic particle.

عَلَيْكُمْ — over you
Grammar: A prepositional phrase functioning as the fronted predicate of إِنَّ; attached كُمْ is genitive.

لَحَـٰفِظِينَ — (are) surely guardians
Grammar: لَ is the displaced emphatic lām. حَـٰفِظِينَ is an active participle and the delayed noun of إِنَّ, accusative with yā because it is a sound masculine plural; its final nūn is the nominal plural ending, not a verb-mood marker.