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Al-Ma'idah · 5:31
Then Allāh sent a crow searching [i.e., scratching] in the ground to show him how to hide the disgrace of his brother. He said, "O woe to me! Have I failed to be like this crow and hide the disgrace [i.e., body] of my brother?" And he became of the regretful.
Sahih International
Word 1 of 25
فَبَعَثَ
fabaʿatha
Then (was) sent
Word breakdown
فَ
Harf · Conjunctionand then
بَعَثَ
Fi'l · VerbThen (was) sent
RootبعثbEv
to send, raise up, resurrect
67× in the Quran · Occasional
LemmaبَعَثَVerb (form I) - to raise, to resurrect, to send
Grammar rules
Past tense verb
فَبَعَثَ (Then (was) sent) 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 & PresentConjunction فَ (and then/so)
فَبَعَثَ (Then (was) sent) starts with فَ, which means "and then" or "so" — it shows sequence or consequence.
We add "and then" or "so" to show the order of events.
Lesson 4 · Particles