Hafiz soon
As-Saffat · 37:88

And he cast a look at the stars.

Sahih International

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فَنَظَرَ

fanaẓara

Then he glanced

Word breakdown

ف

Harf · Resumption particle

then

نظر

Fi'l · Verb

Then he glanced

RootنظرnZr

to look upon, to see, to wait

129× in the Quran · Common

LemmaنَّظَرَVerb (form I) - to look, to see

Grammar rules

Past tense verb

فَنَظَرَ (Then he glanced) 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