Hafiz soon
Ash-Shu'ara · 26:39
And it was said to the people, "Will you congregate.
Sahih International
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وَقِيلَ
waqīla
And it was said
Word breakdown
و
Harf · Conjunctionand
قيل
Fi'l · VerbAnd it was said
Rootقولqwl
to say, speak, tell
1,722× in the Quran · Extremely common
LemmaقَالَVerb (form I) - to say
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
وَقِيلَ (And it was 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 & PresentPassive voice
وَقِيلَ (And it was said) is passive — the action is happening to someone, but who is doing it is not mentioned.
We translate it as "is/was [done]" — e.g. "was created", "is known".
Lesson 11 · Passive & ParticiplesConjunction وَ (and)
وَقِيلَ (And it was said) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Lesson 4 · Particles