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Al-Ma'idah · 5:78

Cursed were those who disbelieved among the Children of Israel by the tongue of David and of Jesus, the son of Mary. That was because they disobeyed and [habitually] transgressed.

Sahih International

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لُعِنَ

luʿina

Were cursed

Word breakdown

لُعِنَ

Fi'l · Verb

Were cursed

RootلعنlEn

to curse

41× in the Quran · Occasional

LemmaلَعَنَVerb (form I) - to curse

Grammar rules

Past tense verb

لُعِنَ (Were cursed) 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
Passive voice

لُعِنَ (Were cursed) is passive — the action is happening to someone, but who is doing it is not mentioned.

We translate it as "is/was [done]" — e.g. "was created", "is known".

Lesson 11 · Passive & Participles