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Al-Kahf · 18:87

He said, "As for one who wrongs, we will punish him. Then he will be returned to his Lord, and He will punish him with a terrible punishment [i.e., Hellfire].

Sahih International

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قَالَ

qāla

He said

Word breakdown

قال

Fi'l · Verb

He said

Rootقولqwl

to say, speak, tell

1,722× in the Quran · Extremely common

LemmaقَالَVerb (form I) - to say

Grammar rules

Past tense verb

قَالَ (He said) 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