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An-Naml · Ayah 22
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Translation
So he stayed
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Grammar Rules
Past tense verb
فَمَكَثَ (So he stayed) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Sahih International
But he [i.e., the hoopoe] stayed not long and said, "I have encompassed [in knowledge] that which you have not encompassed, and I have come to you from Sheba with certain news.
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