Hafiz soon
Al-Qasas · 28:18

And he became inside the city fearful and anticipating [exposure], when suddenly the one who sought his help the previous day cried out to him [once again]. Moses said to him, "Indeed, you are an evident, [persistent] deviator."

Sahih International

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فَأَصْبَحَ

fa-aṣbaḥa

In the morning he was

Word breakdown

ف

Harf · Resumption particle

then

أصْبح

Fi'l · Verb

In the morning he was

RootصبحSbH

to become, morning

45× in the Quran · Occasional

LemmaأَصْبَحَVerb (form IV) - to become

Grammar rules

Past tense verb

فَأَصْبَحَ (In the morning he was) 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 & Present
Verb form IV — causative

فَأَصْبَحَ (In the morning he was) 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