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Hud · 11:48

It was said, "O Noah, disembark in security from Us and blessings upon you and upon nations [descending] from those with you. But other nations [of them] We will grant enjoyment; then there will touch them from Us a painful punishment."

Sahih International

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قِيلَ

qīla

It was said

Word breakdown

قيل

Fi'l · Verb

It was said

Rootقولqwl

to say, speak, tell

1,722× in the Quran · Extremely common

LemmaقَالَVerb (form I) - to say

Grammar rules

Past tense verb

قِيلَ (It was said) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.

We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.

Lesson 8 · Verbs — Past & Present
Passive voice

قِيلَ (It was said) is passive — the action is happening to someone, but who is doing it is not mentioned.

We translate it as "is/was [done]" — e.g. "was created", "is known".

Lesson 11 · Passive & Participles