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An-Nahl · 16:76
And Allāh presents an example of two men, one of them dumb and unable to do a thing, while he is a burden to his guardian. Wherever he directs him, he brings no good. Is he equal to one who commands justice, while he is on a straight path?
Sahih International
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وَضَرَبَ
waḍaraba
And Allah sets forth
Word breakdown
و
Harf · Conjunctionand
ضرب
Fi'l · VerbAnd 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
وَضَرَبَ (And 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 & PresentConjunction وَ (and)
وَضَرَبَ (And Allah sets forth) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Lesson 4 · Particles