Hafiz soon
Ash-Shu'ara · 26:157
But they hamstrung her and so became regretful.
Sahih International
Word 1 of 3
فَعَقَرُوهَا
faʿaqarūhā
But they hamstrung her
Word breakdown
ف
Harf · Resumption particlethen
عقرُ
Fi'l · VerbBut they hamstrung her
RootعقرEqr
to hamstring, wound; barren, sterile
8× in the Quran · Rare
LemmaعَقَرَVerb (form I) - to hamstrung
و
Ism · Personal pronounthem/their
ها
Ism · Personal pronounher/it
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
فَعَقَرُوهَا (But they hamstrung her) 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