Hafiz soon
Ta-Ha · 20:68
We [i.e., Allāh] said, "Fear not. Indeed, it is you who are superior.
Sahih International
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قُلْنَا
qul'nā
We said
Word breakdown
قُلْ
Fi'l · VerbWe 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
قُلْنَا (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