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Saba · 34:19
But [insolently] they said, "Our Lord, lengthen the distance between our journeys," and wronged themselves, so We made them narrations and dispersed them in total dispersion. Indeed in that are signs for everyone patient and grateful.
Sahih International
Word 1 of 19
فَقَالُوا۟
faqālū
But they said
Word breakdown
ف
Harf · Resumption particlethen
قالُ
Fi'l · VerbBut they said
Rootقولqwl
to say, speak, tell
1,722× in the Quran · Extremely common
LemmaقَالَVerb (form I) - to say
وا
Ism · Personal pronounthem/their
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
فَقَالُوا۟ (But they said) 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