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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 · Conjunction

and then

بَعَثَ

Fi'l · Verb

Then (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 & Present
Conjunction 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