Hafiz soon
Ad-Dukhan · 44:17

And We had already tried before them the people of Pharaoh, and there came to them a noble messenger [i.e., Moses],

Sahih International

Word 1 of 8

۞ وَلَقَدْ

walaqad

And certainly

Word breakdown

و

Harf · Conjunction

and

ل

Harf · Emphatic particle

indeed

قدْ

Harf · Certainty particle

certainly/indeed

Grammar rules

Conjunction وَ (and)

۞ وَلَقَدْ (And certainly) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".

We add "and" to connect this to what came before.

Lesson 4 · Particles
Emphatic لَ (indeed)

۞ وَلَقَدْ (And certainly) starts with لَ for emphasis — it's like saying "indeed!" or "certainly!".

We add "indeed" or "certainly" to show the emphasis.

Lesson 15 · إنّ and Sisters