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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 · Conjunction

and

ضرب

Fi'l · Verb

And 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 & Present
Conjunction 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