Saba
34:3

Saba · Ayah 3

1/32

Translation

But say

Word Breakdown

وَقَالَ

But say

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

قالFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculineSingularPast
Rootقول
Very common

to say, speak, tell

Lemmaقَالَ

Verb (form I) - to say

Click on a word or start guided reading mode (↓)

Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
وَقَالَ (But say) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَقَالَ (But say) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

But those who disbelieve say, "The Hour will not come to us." Say, "Yes, by my Lord, it will surely come to you. [Allāh is] the Knower of the unseen." Not absent from Him is an atom's weight within the heavens or within the earth or [what is] smaller than that or greater, except that it is in a clear register -

1/32