Hafiz soon
Ash-Shu'ara · 26:60
So they pursued them at sunrise.
Sahih International
Word 1 of 2
فَأَتْبَعُوهُم
fa-atbaʿūhum
So they followed them
Word breakdown
ف
Harf · Resumption particlethen
أتْبعُ
Fi'l · VerbSo they followed them
RootتبعtbE
to follow
172× in the Quran · Common
LemmaأَتْبَعَVerb (form IV) - to follow
و
Ism · Personal pronounthem/their
هُم
Ism · Personal pronounthem/their
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
فَأَتْبَعُوهُم (So they followed them) 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
فَأَتْبَعُوهُم (So they followed them) 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