Ghafir
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Ghafir · Ayah 38

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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

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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 he who believed said, "O my people, follow me; I will guide you to the way of right conduct.

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