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As-Saffat · 37:51
A speaker among them will say, "Indeed, I had a companion [on earth].
Sahih International
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قَالَ
qāla
Will say
Word breakdown
قال
Fi'l · VerbWill say
Rootقولqwl
to say, speak, tell
1,722× in the Quran · Extremely common
LemmaقَالَVerb (form I) - to say
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
قَالَ (Will say) 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