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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 · VerbAllah 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