As-Saffat
37:107

As-Saffat · Ayah 107

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Translation

And We ransomed him

Word Breakdown

وَفَدَيْنَـٰهُ

And We ransomed him

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

فديْFi'l · Verb
1st personPluralPast
Rootفدي
Uncommon

to ransom, pay redemption price

Lemmaفَدَيْ

Verb (form I) - to ransom

نIsm · Personal pronoun

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

us/our

1st personPlural
هُIsm · Personal pronoun

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

him/his/it

3rd personMasculineSingular

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
وَفَدَيْنَـٰهُ (And We ransomed him) 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)
وَفَدَيْنَـٰهُ (And We ransomed him) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

And We ransomed him with a great sacrifice,

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