Hafiz soon
An-Nisa · 4:89
They wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved so you would be alike. So do not take from among them allies until they emigrate for the cause of Allāh. But if they turn away [i.e., refuse], then seize them and kill them [for their betrayal] wherever you find them and take not from among them any ally or helper,
Sahih International
Word 1 of 28
وَدُّوا۟
waddū
They wish
Word breakdown
وَدُّ
Fi'l · VerbThey wish
Rootوددwdd
to love, wish for, desire
29× in the Quran · Rare
LemmaوَدَّVerb (form I) - to love, to wish
وا۟
Ism · Personal pronounthem/their
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
وَدُّوا۟ (They wish) 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