Al-Baqarah
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Al-Baqarah · Ayah 109

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Translation

Wish[ed]

Word Breakdown

وَدَّ

Wish[ed]

Word Breakdown

وَدَّFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculineSingularPast
Rootودد
Common

to love, wish for, desire

Lemmaوَدَّ

Verb (form I) - to love, to wish

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
وَدَّ (Wish[ed]) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.

Sahih International

Many of the People of the Scripture wish they could turn you back to disbelief after you have believed, out of envy from themselves [even] after the truth has become clear to them. So pardon and overlook until Allāh delivers His command. Indeed, Allāh is over all things competent.

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