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Sad · Ayah 6

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Translation

And went forth

Word Breakdown

وَٱنطَلَقَ

And went forth

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

انطلقFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculineSingularPastForm ((VII))
Rootطلق
Common

to release, set free, divorce, set out

Lemmaٱنطَلَقَ

Verb (form VII) - to set out, to proceeed, to go forth

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Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
وَٱنطَلَقَ (And went forth) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Verb form VII — passive/reflexive
وَٱنطَلَقَ (And went forth) uses form VII (إِنْفَعَلَ) — it's the passive or reflexive of the basic form.
We translate it as "to be [done]" or "to [verb] itself".
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَٱنطَلَقَ (And went forth) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

And the eminent among them went forth, [saying], "Continue, and be patient over [the defense of] your gods. Indeed, this is a thing intended.

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