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Az-Zukhruf · 43:54
So he bluffed his people, and they obeyed him. Indeed, they were [themselves] a people defiantly disobedient [of Allāh].
Sahih International
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فَٱسْتَخَفَّ
fa-is'takhaffa
So he bluffed
Word breakdown
ف
Harf · Resumption particlethen
اسْتخف
Fi'l · VerbSo he bluffed
Rootخففxff
to be light, to lighten, to alleviate
17× in the Quran · Rare
LemmaٱسْتَخَفَّVerb (form X) - to take lightly, to bluff
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
فَٱسْتَخَفَّ (So he bluffed) 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 & PresentVerb form X — seeking/requesting
فَٱسْتَخَفَّ (So he bluffed) uses form X (إِسْتَفْعَلَ) — it means seeking or asking for the action.
We translate it as "to seek [action]" or "to ask for [action]".
Lesson 13 · Verb Families V–X