And We have revealed to you, [O Muḥammad], the Book [i.e., the Qur’ān] in truth, confirming that which preceded it of the Scripture and as a criterion over it. So judge between them by what Allāh has revealed and do not follow their inclinations away from what has come to you of the truth. To each of you We prescribed a law and a method. Had Allāh willed, He would have made you one nation [united in religion], but [He intended] to test you in what He has given you; so race to [all that is] good. To Allāh is your return all together, and He will [then] inform you concerning that over which you used to differ.
Sahih International
وَأَنزَلْنَآ
wa-anzalnā
And We revealed
Word breakdown
وَ
Harf · Conjunctionand
أَنزَلْ
Fi'l · VerbAnd We revealed
to come down, descend, send down, reveal
293× in the Quran · Common
نَآ
Ism · Personal pronounus/our
Grammar rules
وَأَنزَلْنَآ (And We revealed) 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 & Presentوَأَنزَلْنَآ (And We revealed) uses form IV (أَفْعَلَ) — the أ at the start makes it causative ("to make someone do something").
We translate it as "to make [someone] do" or "to cause [action]".
Lesson 12 · Verb Families II–IVوَأَنزَلْنَآ (And We revealed) starts with وَ, the most common Arabic word — it means "and".
We add "and" to connect this to what came before.
Lesson 4 · Particles