Hafiz soon
Ash-Shu'ara · 26:46
So the magicians fell down in prostration [to Allāh].
Sahih International
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فَأُلْقِىَ
fa-ul'qiya
Then fell down
Word breakdown
ف
Harf · Resumption particlethen
أُلْقى
Fi'l · VerbThen fell down
Rootلقيlqy
to meet, encounter, to cast or throw
146× in the Quran · Common
LemmaأَلْقَىٰٓVerb (form IV) - to cast, to throw, to meet, to offer
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
فَأُلْقِىَ (Then fell down) 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
فَأُلْقِىَ (Then fell down) 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 & ParticiplesVerb form IV — causative
فَأُلْقِىَ (Then fell down) uses form IV (أَفْعَلَ) — the أ at the start makes it causative ("to make someone do something").
We translate it as "to make [someone] do" or "to cause [action]".
Lesson 12 · Verb Families II–IV