Al-Adiyat
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Al-Adiyat · Ayah 4

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Translation

Then raise

Word Breakdown

فَأَثَرْنَ

Then raise

Word Breakdown

فَHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: indicates sequence or consequence

and then

أَثَرْFi'l · Verb
3rd personFemininePluralPastForm ((IV))
Rootثور
Uncommon

to rise, bull, ox

Lemmaأَثَارُ

Verb (form IV) - to raise, to plough

نَIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (3rd person feminine plural)

them/their

3rd personFemininePlural

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
فَأَثَرْنَ (Then raise) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Verb form IV — causative
فَأَثَرْنَ (Then raise) uses form IV (أَفْعَلَ) — the أ at the start makes it causative ("to make someone do something").
We translate it as "to make [someone] do" or "to cause [action]".
Conjunction فَ (and then/so)
فَأَثَرْنَ (Then raise) starts with فَ, which means "and then" or "so" — it shows sequence or consequence.
We add "and then" or "so" to show the order of events.

Sahih International

Stirring up thereby [clouds of] dust,

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