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Al-Isra · Ayah 23
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Translation
And has decreed
Word Breakdown
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Grammar Rules
Past tense verb
۞ وَقَضَىٰ (And has decreed) 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)
۞ وَقَضَىٰ (And has decreed) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Sahih International
And your Lord has decreed that you worship not except Him, and to parents, good treatment. Whether one or both of them reach old age [while] with you, say not to them [so much as], "uff," and do not repel them but speak to them a noble word.
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