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Al-Isra · 17:103
So he intended to drive them from the land, but We drowned him and those with him all together.
Sahih International
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فَأَرَادَ
fa-arāda
So he intended
Word breakdown
ف
Harf · Resumption particlethen
أراد
Fi'l · VerbSo he intended
Rootرودrwd
to seek, to go gently, slowly
148× in the Quran · Common
LemmaأَرَادَVerb (form IV) - to intend, to desire, to want, to wish
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
فَأَرَادَ (So he intended) 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 & PresentVerb form IV — causative
فَأَرَادَ (So he intended) uses form IV (أَفْعَلَ) — the أ at the start makes it causative ("to make someone do something").
We translate it as "to make [someone] do" or "to cause [action]".
Lesson 12 · Verb Families II–IV