Hafiz soon
Saba · 34:10

And We certainly gave David from Us bounty. [We said], "O mountains, repeat [Our] praises with him, and the birds [as well]." And We made pliable for him iron,

Sahih International

Word 1 of 12

۞ وَلَقَدْ

walaqad

And certainly

Word breakdown

و

Harf · Conjunction

and

ل

Harf · Emphatic particle

indeed

قدْ

Harf · Certainty particle

certainly/indeed

Grammar rules

Conjunction وَ (and)

۞ وَلَقَدْ (And certainly) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Lesson 4 · Particles
Emphatic لَ (indeed)

۞ وَلَقَدْ (And certainly) starts with لَ for emphasis — it's like saying "indeed!" or "certainly!".

We add "indeed" or "certainly" to show the emphasis.

Lesson 15 · إنّ and Sisters