And it will be said to those who feared Allāh, "What did your Lord send down?" They will say, "[That which is] good." For those who do good in this world is good; and the home of the Hereafter is better. And how excellent is the home of the righteous -
Sahih International
۞ وَقِيلَ
waqīla
And it will be said
Word breakdown
و
Harf · Conjunctionand
قيل
Fi'l · VerbAnd it will be said
to say, speak, tell
1,722× in the Quran · Extremely common
Grammar rules
۞ وَقِيلَ (And it will be 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۞ وَقِيلَ (And it will be 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۞ وَقِيلَ (And it will be said) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Lesson 4 · Particles