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لَآ أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ ۝٢
Sentence structure
Negative particle لَآ negates the first-person imperfect أَعْبُدُ. مَا introduces its object expression, followed by the clause تَعْبُدُونَ.

Ayah summary
I do not worship what you worship.

لَآ — Not
Grammar: A negating particle governing the following imperfect clause.

أَعْبُدُ — I worship
Grammar: A first-person singular imperfect negated by لَآ; its subject is the hidden pronoun «أَنَا».

مَا — what
Grammar: Introduces the object expression of أَعْبُدُ and is followed by its clause.

تَعْبُدُونَ — you worship
Grammar: A second-person masculine-plural imperfect; its visible group-wāw is the subject.

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Surah Al-Kafirun · Ayah 2

Surah Al-Kafirun — Part 1

لَآ أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ ۝٢
Sentence structure
Negative particle لَآ negates the first-person imperfect أَعْبُدُ. مَا introduces its object expression, followed by the clause تَعْبُدُونَ.

Ayah summary
I do not worship what you worship.

لَآ — Not
Grammar: A negating particle governing the following imperfect clause.

أَعْبُدُ — I worship
Grammar: A first-person singular imperfect negated by لَآ; its subject is the hidden pronoun «أَنَا».

مَا — what
Grammar: Introduces the object expression of أَعْبُدُ and is followed by its clause.

تَعْبُدُونَ — you worship
Grammar: A second-person masculine-plural imperfect; its visible group-wāw is the subject.