← Al-Kahf
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Al-Kahf · Ayah 42
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Translation
And were surrounded
Word Breakdown
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Grammar Rules
Past tense verb
وَأُحِيطَ (And were surrounded) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Passive voice
وَأُحِيطَ (And were surrounded) is passive — the action is happening to someone, but who is doing it is not mentioned.
We translate it as "is/was [done]" — e.g. "was created", "is known".
Verb form IV — causative
وَأُحِيطَ (And were surrounded) 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]".
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَأُحِيطَ (And were surrounded) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Sahih International
And his fruits were encompassed [by ruin], so he began to turn his hands about [in dismay] over what he had spent on it, while it had collapsed upon its trellises, and said, "Oh, I wish I had not associated with my Lord anyone."
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