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Ta-Ha · 20:117
So We said, "O Adam, indeed this is an enemy to you and to your wife. Then let him not remove you from Paradise so you would suffer.
Sahih International
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فَقُلْنَا
faqul'nā
Then We said
Word breakdown
ف
Harf · Resumption particlethen
قُلْ
Fi'l · VerbThen We said
Rootقولqwl
to say, speak, tell
1,722× in the Quran · Extremely common
LemmaقَالَVerb (form I) - to say
نا
Ism · Personal pronounus/our
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
فَقُلْنَا (Then We 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