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An-Naml · Ayah 19
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Translation
So he smiled -
Word Breakdown
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Grammar Rules
Past tense verb
فَتَبَسَّمَ (So he smiled -) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Verb form V — doing to oneself
فَتَبَسَّمَ (So he smiled -) uses form V (تَفَعَّلَ) — it's the reflexive of form II, meaning doing the action to yourself.
We translate it as "to [verb] oneself".
Sahih International
So [Solomon] smiled, amused at her speech, and said, "My Lord, enable me to be grateful for Your favor which You have bestowed upon me and upon my parents and to do righteousness of which You approve. And admit me by Your mercy into [the ranks of] Your righteous servants."
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