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Ad-Dukhan · 44:22

And [finally] he called to his Lord that these were a criminal people.

Sahih International

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فَدَعَا

fadaʿā

So he called

Word breakdown

ف

Harf · Resumption particle

then

دعا

Fi'l · Verb

So he called

RootدعوdEw

to call, invoke, pray to; supplication

212× in the Quran · Common

LemmaدَعَاVerb (form I) - to call, to invite, to pray

Grammar rules

Past tense verb

فَدَعَا (So he called) 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