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An-Nahl · 16:75

Allāh presents an example: a slave [who is] owned and unable to do a thing and he to whom We have provided from Us good provision, so he spends from it secretly and publicly. Can they be equal? Praise to Allāh! But most of them do not know.

Sahih International

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۞ ضَرَبَ

ḍaraba

Allah sets forth

Word breakdown

ضرب

Fi'l · Verb

Allah sets forth

RootضربDrb

to strike, set forth (examples), travel

58× in the Quran · Occasional

LemmaضَرَبَVerb (form I) - to strike, to set forth

Grammar rules

Past tense verb

۞ ضَرَبَ (Allah sets forth) 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