Al-Isra
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Al-Isra · Ayah 104

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Translation

And We said

Word Breakdown

وَقُلْنَا

And We said

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

قُلْFi'l · Verb
1st personPluralPast
Rootقول
Very common

to say, speak, tell

Lemmaقَالَ

Verb (form I) - to say

ناIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (1st person plural)

us/our

1st personPlural

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
وَقُلْنَا (And We said) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَقُلْنَا (And We said) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

And We said after him [i.e., Pharaoh] to the Children of Israel, "Dwell in the land, and when there comes the promise [i.e., appointment] of the Hereafter, We will bring you forth in [one] gathering."

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