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As-Saffat · Ayah 98

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And they intended

فَأَرَادُوا۟

And they intended

فHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: indicates sequence or consequence

and then

أرادُFi'l · Verb

3rd personMasculinePluralPastForm ((IV))

Rootرود

★★★★Very common

to seek, to go gently, slowly

Lemmaأَرَادَ

Verb (form IV) - to intend, to desire, to want, to wish

واIsm · Personal pronoun

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

them/their

3rd personMasculinePlural

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Past tense verb

فَأَرَادُوا۟ (And they intended) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.

We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.

Verb form IV — causative

فَأَرَادُوا۟ (And they intended) uses form IV (أَفْعَلَ) — the أ at the start makes it causative ("to make someone do something").

We translate it as "to make [someone] do" or "to cause [action]".

Conjunction فَ (and then/so)

فَأَرَادُوا۟ (And they intended) starts with فَ, which means "and then" or "so" — it shows sequence or consequence.

We add "and then" or "so" to show the order of events.

And they intended for him a plan [i.e., harm], but We made them the most debased.

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