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Ghafir · Ayah 45

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So Allah protected him

فَوَقَىٰهُ

So Allah protected him

فHarf · Resumption particle

Resumptive particle: resumes or continues discourse

then

وقىFi'l · Verb

3rd personMasculineSingularPast

Rootوقي

★★★★Very common

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

Lemmaوَقَىٰ

Verb (form I) - to save, to protect

هُIsm · Personal pronoun

Attached pronoun: functions as object, possessor, or complement (3rd person masculine singular)

him/his/it

3rd personMasculineSingular

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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.

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

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