Hafiz soon
Ash-Shu'ara · 26:53
Then Pharaoh sent among the cities gatherers
Sahih International
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فَأَرْسَلَ
fa-arsala
Then sent
Word breakdown
ف
Harf · Resumption particlethen
أرْسل
Fi'l · VerbThen sent
Rootرسلrsl
to send, messenger
513× in the Quran · Very common
LemmaأَرْسَلَVerb (form IV) - to send
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
فَأَرْسَلَ (Then sent) 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 & PresentVerb form IV — causative
فَأَرْسَلَ (Then sent) 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