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Ghafir · 40:45

So Allāh protected him from the evils they plotted, and the people of Pharaoh were enveloped by the worst of punishment -

Sahih International

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فَوَقَىٰهُ

fawaqāhu

So Allah protected him

Word breakdown

ف

Harf · Resumption particle

then

وقى

Fi'l · Verb

So Allah protected him

Rootوقيwqy

to fear Allah, guard against evil, consciousness of Allah, piety

258× in the Quran · Common

LemmaوَقَىٰVerb (form I) - to save, to protect

هُ

Ism · Personal pronoun

him/his/it

Grammar rules

Past tense verb

فَوَقَىٰهُ (So Allah protected him) 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