Ghafir
40:28

Ghafir · Ayah 28

1/39

Translation

And said

Word Breakdown

وَقَالَ

And said

Word Breakdown

وHarf · Conjunction

Conjunction: connects words, phrases, or clauses

and

قالFi'l · Verb
3rd personMasculineSingularPast
Rootقول
Very common

to say, speak, tell

Lemmaقَالَ

Verb (form I) - to say

Click on a word or start guided reading mode (↓)

Grammar Rules

Past tense verb
وَقَالَ (And said) is a past tense verb — the action already happened and is complete.
We translate it in past tense — "did", "created", "said", etc.
Conjunction وَ (and)
وَقَالَ (And said) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Sahih International

And a believing man from the family of Pharaoh who concealed his faith said, "Do you kill a man [merely] because he says, 'My Lord is Allāh' while he has brought you clear proofs from your Lord? And if he should be lying, then upon him is [the consequence of] his lie; but if he should be truthful, there will strike you some of what he promises you. Indeed, Allāh does not guide one who is a transgressor and a liar.

1/39