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As-Saffat · Ayah 101

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Translation

So We gave him the glad tidings

Word Breakdown

فَبَشَّرْنَـٰهُ

So We gave him the glad tidings

Word Breakdown

فHarf · Resumption particle

Resumptive particle: resumes or continues discourse

then

L4 Particles
بشرْFi'l · Verb
1st personPluralPastForm ((II))
Rootبشر
★★★★Very common

to give good news, human being

Lemmaبُشِّرَ

Verb (form II) - to give glad tidings

L1 Arabic Word TypesL8 Verbs — Past & PresentL12 Verb Families II–IV
نIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (1st person plural)

us/our

1st personPlural
L3 Pronouns & Pointing
هُIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (3rd person masculine singular)

him/his/it

3rd personMasculineSingular
L3 Pronouns & Pointing

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
فَبَشَّرْنَـٰهُ (So We gave him the glad tidings) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
L8 Verbs — Past & Present
Verb form II — intensified
فَبَشَّرْنَـٰهُ (So We gave him the glad tidings) uses form II (فَعَّلَ) — the middle letter is doubled, which makes the meaning stronger or causative.
The meaning is more intense than the basic form, or means "to make someone do [action]".
L12 Verb Families II–IV

Sahih International

So We gave him good tidings of a forbearing boy.

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