An-Naml
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An-Naml · Ayah 22

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Translation

So he stayed

Word Breakdown

فَمَكَثَ

So he stayed

Word Breakdown

فHarf · Resumption particle

Resumptive particle: resumes or continues discourse

then

مكثFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculineSingularPast
Rootمكث
Uncommon

to abide, dwell, remain, wait in a place

Lemmaمَكَثَ

Verb (form I) - to stay, to remain

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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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